Gun control advocates in Tennessee are mobilizing against several bills moving through the state legislature. One would lower the age to carry a gun without a permit to 18, and another would arm more school employees.
Here are the bills that gun control advocates are watching during this Tennessee legislative session
Every year, dozens of bills related to guns are introduced in Tennessee’s legislature. Here are the bills that gun control advocates are looking out for in the upcoming session.
More guns have been stolen from cars in Nashville this year than any year on record
The number of guns stolen from cars in Nashville this year has officially surpassed last year’s total. And with dozens of guns stolen per week, the total will only continue to climb.
First-time gun possession charges for young people in Davidson County are back up to pre-pandemic levels
The number of teens charged with first-time gun possession is on track to be the highest it’s been since 2019. Charges fell during the pandemic, but now show a return to pre-pandemic levels.
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.
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.
Lawmakers put brakes on proposal that could reduce the amount of gun-free zones in Tennessee
A proposed law could make it harder to establish gun-free zones, but there’s been pushback from state public safety officials and even some lawmakers.
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.
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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