UPDATE: This legislation will be before the full House the week of April 29. Please use our Advocacy Action page to tell lawmakers to vote against the bill. Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on February 27, 2019 regarding HB1264: My name is Beth Joslin Roth. I’m the policy director for The Safe Tennessee Project, a gun violence prevention nonprofit
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2015 “Carry like a cop” bill will be presented to both House Civil Justice Subcommittee and Senate Judiciary Committee next week. Bill would allow any handgun permit holder to carry a gun everywhere except a courthouse or school (unless they notify the principal). Nashville – As part of what appears to be a firearms calendar next
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2015 BREAKING – Guns in Parks, Guns in Schools, Guns in School Parking Lots, and Exploding Target Bills Added to Committee Agenda in House Vote Monday Night Four firearm bills are late adds to this Wednesday’s (3/4) Civil Justice Subcommittee Agenda Nashville – Four gun-related bills were just added to this week’s Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda. The bills were among
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