Now go figure. The state license permit wording is all over the map on this: weapon, pistol, handgun, etc.. Does it really matter what you call it as long as you are within your state confines?
The states give different terms for licenses or permits to carry a concealed firearm, such as a Concealed Handgun License/Permit (CHL/CHP), Concealed (Defensive/Deadly) Weapon Permit/License (CDWL/CWP/CWL), Concealed Carry Permit/License (CCP/CCL), License To Carry (Firearms) (LTC/LTCF), Carry of Concealed Deadly Weapon license (CCDW), Concealed Pistol License (CPL), etc. Thirteen states use a single permit to regulate the practices of both concealed and open carry of a handgun.
And for Tennessee it's "Handgun Carry Permit" or ("HCP"), a laminated plastic card bearing the two copies of the person's photograph (one a small holographic image to prevent forgery), name, address, date of birth, physical description (sex, height, eye color), the same number as the person's "Driver License," and a couple of bar codes on the back.
Whatever it's called or contains, I'm just glad to have it.
