Democratic senators and representatives from Tennessee will be present Friday at the White House when President Joe Biden is expected to announce a new office on gun violence prevention.
Tennessee Democrats file legislation to close the loophole that allows prohibited people from accessing guns
Ahead of the specially called session on public safety, Democrats have introduced several gun reform measures. One of them would close a dangerous loophole that allows people to turn over their guns to a friend or a relative.
How Tennessee’s justice system allows dangerous people to keep guns — with deadly outcomes
Michaela Carter was one of at least 75 people killed in domestic violence shootings in Nashville since 2007. Nearly 40% were shot by people who were legally barred from having a gun.
A Nashville police officer endured sexual harassment. Her successful lawsuit shines a light inside the department.
Citlaly Gomez wanted to be the kind of police officer she wished she had seen growing up in Nashville. But it quickly became clear to her how things really worked inside the male-dominated department.
Nashville humanitarian and founder of Room In The Inn Charles Strobel dies at 80 years old
It was a cold winter night in 1985 when Father Charles Strobel invited the unhoused people sleeping in the church parking lot inside his parish. That act was the seed that one of Nashville’s most well-known shelters — Room In The Inn — grew from.
Nashville Symphony music director Giancarlo Guerrero will step down — but not before one more season
Giancarlo Guerrero became music director of the symphony for the 2009-2010 season, and has helped lead the group through difficult times, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tennesseans want gun reform, so why hasn’t the legislature gotten it done?
Tennessee’s gun control advocates thought that the mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville might finally sway lawmakers to pass gun reform. But the Republican supermajority has thus far held tight to their refusal to address the issue.
Nashville and Memphis created police oversight boards seeking accountability. Now Tennessee’s Republican supermajority is abolishing them.
Nashville and Memphis have been running independent, civilian-led police oversight boards — but those groups will be abolished after a legislative vote Thursday.
Tennessee lawmakers, with urging from Gov. Lee, take up proposal to separate dangerous people from guns
Draft legislation made public Wednesday seeks to expand Tennessee’s order of protection law, which can separate people from guns. The proposal responds to the mass shooting at the Covenant School last month, and to Gov. Bill Lee’s call for reform last week.
After Covenant, Lee calls for expanding a gun dispossession system already failing domestic violence victims
The governor’s gun control proposal seeks to expand a gun dispossession system that has allowed guns to slip through the cracks — with deadly consequences.