MaKayla’s Law was the sole piece of legislation in last week’s NRA-ILA Action Alert (the ILA is the “institute of legislative action” branch of the NRA - they do all of the lobbying, make all the large campaign donations, and orchestrate the “primary-ing” of any lawmaker who dares to not vote with them.) MaKayla’s Law will be up for a
Read moreAs state lawmakers debated MaKayla’s Law, another name was added to the list of Tennessee children lost to preventable gun violence. Gavin Pittman, a 3-year-old little boy from Hamilton County, was killed on Monday when he found a loaded gun and unintentionally shot himself. “So far this year, two young children have lost their lives when they came into contact
Read moreAfter an 11-year-old boy intentionally shot and killed his 8-year-old neighbor with his father’s shotgun, The Safe Tennessee Project is calling on lawmakers to address our weak firearm storage laws. Saturday afternoon in White Pine, Tennessee, an 11-year-old little boy asked his 8-year-old neighbor if he could play with her puppy. She said no, so he grabbed his father’s shotgun
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