TN: Gun Violence Prevention
TN ‘Moms Demand Action’ Calls for More Action on Gun Safety Laws
As Tennessee lawmakers continue in their special legislative session on public safety, mental health and gun reform, hundreds of groups and activists …
Tennessee Educator Calls for More Action on Gun Safety
As investigators still search for a motive in the gun deaths of six people at the Covenant School, thousands continue to march daily at the State …
A TN Mayor's Response to School Shooting, NLC Conference
Tennesseans aren't the only ones mourning the tragic loss of three children and three adults at this week's shooting at Nashville's Covenant School…
TN Lawmakers Press Governor for “Common-Sense” Gun Reform
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As talk of federal gun-control legislation continues in the weeks following mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton…
Gun Safety Prompts Education Groups to Take Action
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee students are mobilizing for civic action this month with a school walkout and marches for changes in current gun …
Vegas Shooting Highlights Gun Law Vulnerabilities in TN
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – While the nation mourns the lives lost and injuries suffered from the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history…
Civil Lawsuit Possible in Nashville Police-Involved Shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – There will be no criminal charges against the white police officer involved in the fatal shooting of a black Nashville man…
TN Gun Bills Spark Concern Among Law Enforcement
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Tennessee lawmakers are pushing ahead with bills HB1083 and SB0647, that would expand places where gun-permit holders can …
Tennessee Colleges Begin Registering Employee Guns on Campus
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- As the subject of gun laws takes center stage in the wake of the Orlando massacre, Tennessee college campus police are beginning …
New 'App' Pinpoints Companies that Gain from Incarceration
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee's incarceration rate has quadrupled since 1978, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. The trend is a concern for …
Another Theater Shooting, This Time in Tennessee
ANTIOCH, Tenn. – Details of the nation's latest theater shooting continue to unfold, and the debate about gun violence continues. On Wednesday …
Controversy Over Tennessee "Guns in Parks" Legislation
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Under a law passed earlier this year, people with a concealed-carry permit can take a gun inside a private concert or event…