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Nashville Fairground Board of Commissioners Vote to Halt Gun Shows at Fairground

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  After testimony from concerned citizens, neighbors, and a local prosecutor, the board of fair commissioners voted to no longer host gun shows at the fairgrounds beginning in 2016. In a marathon board meeting this morning, the board of fair commissioners voted to no longer have gun shows at the Nashville Fairgrounds. There is a gun show planned for this

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Local media focuses on need for better laws and more education about firearm storage

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In response to the tragic shooting of a 5-year-old by a sibling playing with their parent’s loaded gun over the weekend, both News2/WKRN and News Channel 5 both did stories on the need for tougher storage laws and better education around the issue of firearm storage. From WKRN: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – New numbers show that 20 children have been

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