Two Republican state lawmakers filed legislation that would change Tennessee’s firearms dispossession form, closing a loophole that experts say leaves domestic violence victims vulnerable.
In Rural Tennessee, Domestic Violence Victims Face Barriers to Getting Justice. One County Has Transformed Its Approach.
Despite being a rural area that’s steeped in gun culture, Scott County has emerged as a model for the state in trying to prevent domestic violence from escalating.
Resource guide: How domestic violence victims can navigate Tennessee’s justice system
After a year of investigating the holes in Tennessee’s system, WPLN News has compiled a guide on what options for protection are available under state law.
The Supreme Court will decide if domestic abuse orders can bar people from having guns. Lives could be at stake.
The court’s ruling on United States v. Rahimi could clarify an earlier decision on guns. Or it could take away one of the best options to protect domestic violence victims. In states like Tennessee, the consequences could be deadly.
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.
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.
His mother and sister were murdered. He’s focused his grief on exposing loopholes that endanger domestic violence victims.
Alex Youn has spent the year since his mother and sister’s deaths trying to figure out what went wrong in their case. He discovered loopholes in the criminal justice system, and turned those loopholes into law to protect future domestic violence victims.
One Woman’s Death Illustrates How Guns Can Stay In Dangerous Hands In Tennessee
A Nashville woman had done everything domestic violence victims can do in Tennessee to prevent her estranged husband from killing her. She had even armed herself. Yet she wound up dead.
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