The state law allows for local government to opt out of the law and keep their parks gun-free. The Murfreesboro City Council is voting on the issue July 9.

While some Second Amendment rights activists feel that the new gun laws open doors to responsible gun owners, others don’t like the idea that gun owners will be allowed to carry weapons into family areas like parks and restaurants.

Tennessee also recently approved a law allowing permit holders to bring their guns into bars and restaurants, but the gun-toting patrons will not be allowed to drink alcohol.

Last week, Randy Rayburn, a Nashville restaurant owner, filed a lawsuit against the state attorney seeking an injunction that would prevent the guns-in-bars law that took effect July 2.

"I'm a gun owner and a proponent of the Second Amendment," Rayburn said. "But the reality that people in the alcohol and service industry know is that there's 1 or 2 percent [of customers] who are fruitcakes and potentially Dirty Harry wannabes."

According to the state Department of Safety, more than 231,000 Tennesseans hold handgun permits, the LA Times reported.

"We look at it as expanding [rights]," said Andrew Arulanandam, an NRA spokesman. "The simple fact is that you are not immune from criminal attack just because you're in a restaurant, or just because you're in a park."