OVER THREE DAYS, THREE TENNESSEE CHILDREN WERE UNINTENTIONALLY SHOT WITH UNSECURED FIREARMS
On Saturday in Greeneville, a 17-year-old boy was handling a gun when it discharged, killing him…
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FOURTH CHILD DIES IN TENNESSEE AS A RESULT OF ACCESS TO UNLOCKED FIREARM
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
Read moreTENNESSEE’S SHAMEFUL PROBLEM WITH UNINTENTIONAL SHOOTINGS OF CHILDREN IS NOT GETTING BETTER
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
Read more2017 GUN BILLS
2017 is shaping up to be a long legislative session. A large number of gun bills have been filed this session, many seeking to expand our already lax gun laws. We will be busy tracking these bills, the good and the bad, and invite anyone with legal or legislative experience and in interest in firearm law policy to reach out
Read moreANOTHER UNINTENTIONAL SHOOTING OF A TENNESSEE CHILD
Second incident in Nashville in less than a month Sunday morning, a 2-year-old child as able to pick up a loaded gun from the door pocket of a vehicle and fire it, striking a 12-year-old child in the hip. The shooting victim’s injuries are fortunately not life-threatening. “Storing a loaded gun in the door pocket of your vehicle makes it easy for
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