“The power of a gun is daunting,” says one student. “That’s going to take time for me to get used to. It wasn’t so much in the recoil or anything, it was more just having that power.”
The evolution of gun laws and the gun control movement in Middle Tennessee
n this episode, we talk to the people who are leading that conversation on gun control, including a survivor of gun violence and someone who has lobbied against pro-gun bills in front of the the Tennessee legislature.
Tennessee’s gun laws can be complicated. Here are some of the basics.
There are all sorts of firearms that you can legally own in Tennessee. Many of them fall into two categories: semi-automatic and fully automatic. Other firearms can be described as bolt-action, lever-action, pump-action and break-action.
Vanderbilt professors tackle how to discuss gun violence through disagreement
A Vanderbilt psychiatry professor is warning against polarized responses to the recent spate of high-profile gun violence across the country and in Tennessee. On Tuesday, the university held a panel discussion on navigating the gun debate, featuring professors on the left, right and center.
More states are trying to keep guns away from people who might do harm, but the push in Tennessee faces an uphill battle
If passed, Tennessee’s Extreme Risk Protection Order, or Red Flag, law would allow a family member or law enforcement to petition the court to separate someone from their guns who is at extreme risk of harming themselves, or others.
Nashville teens are ‘car hopping’ – trying unlocked car doors to see what they can find. Often, it’s guns.
Some of the guns stolen from cars in Nashville end up in the hands of young people. The consequences can be deadly.
More than 1,300 guns were stolen out of cars in Nashville last year. Why does the problem keep getting worse?
The number of guns stolen from cars in Nashville has doubled in the past five years, and it’s not clear what can be done about it.
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