Our Hearts Are Broken, Again, By Another Mass Shooting in America
“We at The Safe Tennessee Project are deeply saddened by the mass shooting in Las Vegas…
Read more“We at The Safe Tennessee Project are deeply saddened by the mass shooting in Las Vegas…
Read moreSafe Tennessee Project’s Statement on Revised Unintentional Firearm Death Numbers “As an organization focused on reducing firearm injuries and deaths in our state, we are pleased to discover that the 2014 number was actually the lowest number in over a decade,” said Beth Joslin Roth, policy director for The Safe Tennessee Project. “However, using media reports and news stories, we
Read moreThe Safe Tennessee Project, together with its 31 affiliate state gun violence prevention organizations, is saddened and horrified by today’s shooting at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando, FL. Saddened and horrified, but not shocked. We are no longer surprised when someone motivated by hatred is able to easily obtain assault-style weapons and rounds upon rounds of ammunition, turning another
Read moreNASHVILLE – Once again, gun violence has visited an American school. At this time, we know that a lone 20-year-old gunman has killed at least 13 people and injured at least 20 more at the Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. Once again, families are reeling, stunned by grief. Survivors are suffering. No one in that community will ever forget
Read moreNashville – July 15 – “We at The Safe Tennessee Project are deeply saddened by the shootings in our state this morning at both the Navy Reserve center and the military recruitment center in Chattanooga. Our hearts break for the families of the four brave Marines who lost their lives and the police officer and others who were injured. To
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