2017 is upon us and the New Year brings several new laws in Tennessee. The fee for lifetime handgun carry permits will decrease from $500 to $200 for existing permit holders. New applicants will have to pay $315. Another law will lower the age for receiving a handgun carry permit from 21 years to 18. It applies to retired veterans, active duty service members, or people who were honorably discharged from the military. A new driving law states if someone commits a vehicular homicide where drugs or alcohol were involved, that person will be ineligible for parole. And finally, Tennessee breweries will be able to sell high gravity beer, raising the alcohol content from 6.2 to 10.1 percent.