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EMBODY v. WARD

No. 11-5963.

695 F.3d 577 (2012)

Leonard S. EMBODY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Steve WARD, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 30, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Phillip L. Davidson , Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Mary M. Bers , Office of the Tennessee Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Phillip L. Davidson , Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Mary M. Bers , Dawn M. Jordan , Office of the Tennessee Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. Alan Gura , Gura & Possessky, PLLC, Alexandria, Virginia, Jessica L. Ellsworth , Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae.

Before: SUTTON and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges; DOWD, District Judge.

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Tennessee law allows individuals with gun permits to carry handguns in public places "owned or operated by the state" such as "public park[s]" and "natural area[s]." Tenn.Code § 39-17-1311(b)(1)(H). The statute defines a "handgun" as "any firearm with a barrel length of less than twelve inches" that is "designed, made or adapted" to be fired with one hand. Id. § 39-11-106(a)(16).

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