Opinion: The General Assembly needs a sense of urgency to address gun violence
‘Gun violence is driving an unacceptable violent crime rate’
In 2014, the Tennessee General Assembly enacted legislation allowing handguns in vehicles without a permit. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian file)
Bill Gibbons
Bill Gibbons is president of the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission and executive director of the Public Safety Institute at the University of Memphis. Previously, he was commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and district attorney for Shelby County. He has also served on the Memphis City Council and the Shelby County Board of Commissioners.
In advance of the legislature’s special session, the former Shelby County District Attorney and head of Tennessee’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security argues for a series of changes to the state’s gun laws.
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