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Think Tennesseans are hopelessly divided on gun rights? Think again.

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  New MTSU poll of Tennessee voters reveals broad support for common sense gun law reforms A new cross-state poll by researchers at MTSU revealed that although 69% of Tennesseans think it is more important to “protect the right to own guns” than to “control gun ownership” (23%), there is overwhelming and broad support for gun law reforms such as

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Dr. Jonathan Metzl named Safe Tennessee Project Director of Research

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The Safe Tennessee Project is proud to welcome Dr. Jonathan Metzl as our organization’s Director of Research. Dr. Metzl is a highly regarded scholar and a regular contributor to several national news programs on the topics of gun violence, mental health, and race. Dr. Metzl has published extensively on topics pertaining to gun violence including a recent article, “Mental Illness,

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