State House passes permitless carry for 18-year-olds, but it won’t become law
State Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-Memphis), seen here, said the increased access to guns due to the permitless carry bill could lead to more teen suicides. (Ian Round/Daily Memphian file)
Lawmakers debated the Second Amendment and liberty, the value of training and permitting, and the maturity of teenagers, even though a Senate committee stalled the bill earlier this month.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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