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FOURTH CHILD DIES IN TENNESSEE AS A RESULT OF ACCESS TO UNLOCKED FIREARM

Posted on June 6, 2017 by safetennesseeproject

11TH INCIDENT IN 2017, 4TH FATALITY, 7th INCIDENT SINCE LEGISLATURE VOTED DOWN MAKAYLA’S LAW Tragically today, a 7-year-old was fatally shot by her 2-year-old cousin in Nashville. So far this year, there have been 11 shootings involving children with access to irresponsibly stored firearms. Seven children were injured while four were killed. The incident today was the 7th shooting of this type since the Senate Judiciary

TENNESSEE’S SHAMEFUL PROBLEM WITH UNINTENTIONAL SHOOTINGS OF CHILDREN IS NOT GETTING BETTER

Posted on May 17, 2017 by safetennesseeproject

THREE CHILDREN ALREADY SHOT THIS MONTH, INCLUDING TWO NASHVILLE TODDLERS SHOT THIS WEEK On Monday, a 3-year-old in Antioch shot himself in the foot with an unsecured and loaded gun and overnight, an east Nashville 1-year-old, left unattended, picked up a loaded gun and shot himself with it. Two weeks ago, a 10-year-old in Chattanooga was playing with his parent’s

GUN DAY IN THE SENATE JUDICIARY || MARCH 21 || 3:30

Posted on March 17, 2017 by safetennesseeproject

On March 21st, 25 gun bills are scheduled to be heard and voted on in the Senate Judiciary Committee. While some of the bills are good bills, the majority are bad. They are quite concerning and several of them, if passed, could be very expensive for the state, not to mention dangerous. What can you do? You can attend our “Wear