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guns on campus

After calls for gun safety, Tennessee votes to arm teachers

Blaise Gainey

May 7, 2024

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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.

Filed Under: Education, NPR News, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: arming teachers, guns, guns in schools, guns on campus, NPR

Lawmakers put brakes on proposal that could reduce the amount of gun-free zones in Tennessee

Blaise Gainey

March 16, 2022

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.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Department of Safety, General Assembly, gun bills, gun control, gun laws, guns, guns in schools, guns on campus, legislation, legislature, Tennessee Department of Safety, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature

Guns in Parking Lots Debate Centers on College Campuses

Blake Farmer

December 4, 2012

To exempt or not to exempt college campuses when it comes to storing firearms in cars – that’s one question dividing Republican lawmakers preparing to revive a so-called “guns in parking lots” bill.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, guns in parking lots, guns on campus, Ron Ramsey

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