The state legislature continues to lose favor with Tennessee voters. A 2020 poll by Vanderbilt University showed 60% approval of the Tennessee General Assembly — and the latest polling, out this month, shows that figure has dropped to 46%.
After calls for gun safety, Tennessee votes to arm teachers
Tennessee passed a bill package expanding gun access, including a measure allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools — despite calls for gun safety legislation after the Covenant school shooting.
TN House and Senate pass controversial bill that will allow teachers to carry firearms in schools
The move goes against what many have been protesting after the Covenant School shooting that left six victims dead, three of whom are students.
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Tennessee bill to untangle gun and voting rights restoration is killed for the year
Tennessee lawmakers have killed a bipartisan bill for the year that would have let residents convicted of felonies apply to vote again without also restoring their gun rights.
Tempers flare as Senate passes measure allowing teachers to conceal carry firearms on campus
The Tennessee Senate began session Tuesday afternoon with a full gallery of parents and students ready to make their voices heard in dissent of a bill to arm teachers.
Tennessee bill untangling gun and voting rights restoration advances, but faces uncertain odds
Tennessee is advancing a bipartisan bill to allow people convicted of felonies to apply to vote again without getting gun rights restored. The bipartisan effort to untangle the two rights has cleared early hurdles but several remain.
Tennessee advances bill allowing teachers to carry firearms, rejects bills restricting gun access
Tennessee is facing a stark increase in gun violence. With more than 1,500 people killed by gunfire in 2021, Tennessee is now No. 10 in the nation for firearm mortality per capita. But that’s not stopping state lawmakers from passing bills to expand access to guns.
Personal reactions to gun violence — a generation apart
Gun violence is something that concerns all of us. Over the years, different generations of Americans have different experiences dealing with each event. In this opinion piece, show host Khalil Ekulona and producer Elizabeth Burton connect their personal reactions to mass shootings and gun violence — a generation apart.
Guns from a national perspective
We’re zooming out for the end of our week-long coverage on guns.
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