What can be done to address gun violence in America? American gun violence is complicated. While there is no one single law that will forever end it, there are many evidenced-based policies that can reduce the number of people, including children, shot and killed every year in mass shootings, homicides, domestic violence shootings, firearm suicides, and unintentional shootings. Here are
Read moreOn October 18th, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report…
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As policy director for The Safe Tennessee Project, I was asked by a public policy class at Vandy to participate in a discussion on gun policy. – In the interest of providing citations for my responses, below are a series of topics from the discussion and my responses (with hyperlinks) as well as additional information that may be helpful to the students.
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In 2012 and 2014, the National Rifle Association and Tennessee Firearms Association spent over $100,000 to elect and support Representative Courtney Rogers. Most of the money was spent to oust Republican Debra Maggart in the primary. Maggart, a Republican and lifelong NRA member with an A+ rating, ran afoul of the gun lobby after she sided with business owners and
Read moreLegislators are determined to pass a law that will allow employees, staff, and faculty who are permit holders to carry guns on all public college and university campuses. All state post-secondary institutions are overseen by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The legislation has been opposed by every stakeholder – campus police, law enforcement, college presidents, the Tennessee Board of Regents, student
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