I know you have spent time in both, have gotten around, and still get around. I am somewhat familiar with your background. I would not want you to have to shoot anybody either, just like I do not want to shoot anybody, but you are the kind that the state of Tennessee would be pleased to have carrying, though it would serve you not on California trips, except in most of the states you pass through if you drive. I also know, you get down to Florida on occasion, and you would be legal, all the way. As a Tennessean (for better or worse) you can already legally carry in the state of Tennessee, just not outside the state.