NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A landmark Tennessee court ruling has overturned two state gun laws, allowing firearms in state parks and restricting when police can arrest someone for carrying a weapon.

The decision by a three-judge panel, consisting of magistrates from each of Tennessee's three grand divisions, seemed to have even surprised Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, who said he is still trying to understand the full implications of the ruling.

"I don't have a sense of where it stands right now," Lee said. "Really all I can say at this point about that is we're trying to understand fully what this ruling is."

Two major changes to gun laws

According to longtime attorney David Raybin, the court overturned two Tennessee gun laws with far-reaching effects. The first involves a previous policy th

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