Board of Commissioners · February 25, 2026
O-26-2-102
Create code section on right to self-defense on county property
Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, creating Section 2-885 of Article XI of Chapter 2 of the Knox County Code, entitled "Recognition of Right to Self-Defense on Knox County-Owned Property". (Establishing Section 2-885 of the Knox County Code, previously reserved) (First Reading)
See this item across every meeting →On February 25, 2026, the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners deferred “Create code section on right to self-defense on county property” to a later meeting.
Substitute motion to defer this item for sixty (60) days
Moved by Larsen Jay · seconded by Gina Oster
Topics: Zoning & land use
The vote as recorded
Aye · 7
No · 4
Public forum
The clerk’s minutes note 24 speakers at the public forum for this meeting.
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