Last year as lawmakers gathered at the capitol for a special session on guns, a group of 11 strangers came together to try and reach consensus on gun safety.
‘Responsible gun owners are not the problem’: Tennessee 5th Congressional hopeful on how she’d tackle gun safety
Nashville activist Maryam Abolfazli has been active at the Tennessee’s statehouse, advocating for change to the state’s gun safety laws. Now, she’s hoping to make change at the federal level.
Watch: the pro-gun lock ad from Tennessee’s department of safety
A majority of Tennesseans, including gun owners, believe firearms should be stored in a lockbox or safe.
Tennessee kids could start learning firearm safety in public school by 2025
Around half of Tennessee households have guns, and it’s expected that most children will eventually come across a firearm. Lawmakers want to be sure they know what to do when that happens.
Tennessee gun owners aren’t required to take classes, but many do. WPLN went to learn what it’s like.
“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.”
Learning how to safely handle firearms
Self-defense, safety or recreation — we can have different reasons for wanting to learn how to safely handle a firearm.
How to get and use a free gun lock in Tennessee
During the legislative special session in August, the General Assembly passed legislation to make sure that every Tennessean could procure a free gun lock — including new funding for marketing to more Tennesseans.
Tennesseans unhappy with supermajority putting party interest over public, poll finds
A new poll released by Vanderbilt shows that Tennesseans lack trust in their elected officials. The state legislature’s approval rating has dropped to 42 percent, the lowest percentage ever recorded.
Gun violence in Nashville — mayoral candidates respond to a WPLN listener’s question
One WPLN listener asks the candidates: How are you going to protect our children at school?
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