After an 18-month investigation, New York’s attorney general Letitia James announced today that the state of New York filed a lawsuit calling for the dissolution of the National Rifle Association over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts for associates and other questionable expenditures. The lawsuit highlights misspending and self-dealing allegations that have
Read moreWhere do the illegal guns flooding our communities and driving violent crimes come from? In Tennessee, many are stolen from vehicles - and an astonishing number of them are stolen from vehicles left unlocked. In 2013, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law to allow gun owners with gun permits to store guns in their vehicles, even on property that
Read moreBlack Homicide Victimization is an annual report prepared by the Violence Policy Center representing an analysis of the unpublished Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) data for black homicide victimization submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Tennessee is yet again one of the worst states in the entire country for black homicide victimization. In Tennessee, the most recent Violence Policy
Read moreAs Tennessee continues to grapple with both the public health concerns around reopening the state and the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on families and businesses, the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance the controversial permitless carry bill (HB2817/SB2671) introduced earlier in the legislative session. Permitless carry would eliminate the requirement to obtain a background check and gun
Read moreAs the CDC and Health Departments continue to issue guidance to practice social distancing and cancel meetings to mitigate spread of the Coronavirus, as of Monday afternoon, the Tennessee Legislature plans to continue with the legislative session, but will close the Cordell Hull Building and State Capitol to everyone other than legislators, staff, and members of the media. In other
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