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The Guns to Garden program aims to dismantle firearms, then remake them into useful items such as garden tools. On Saturday, dozens of people turned in their weapons in exchange for gift cards.
The girl was taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital but did not survive. No arrests have been made yet, police said.
“This bold action will help save lives and protect our neighborhoods from the devastating effects of gun violence,” Mayor Paul Young wrote in a post on Instagram.
The 2024 session is nearing its end, and most of those post-Covenant gun-safety bills still have not been debated.
The bills seek to improve background checks, create an awareness campaign about free gun locks and require a report on human trafficking; they mostly continue things the state government already does.
As of July 24, 2023, there have been 210 homicides in Memphis, a 25% increase from the 168 homicides at this point last year, according to the City of Memphis Data Hub.
The conception of the council was inspired by an increase in gun-related crimes that is likely due to the relaxing of gun laws in Tennessee, such as 2014 legislation that allows people to keep guns in cars without permits.
“For most of my long life, car crashes, cancer, drowning and sudden infant death were the leading causes of death for kids – not guns.”
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office wants to keep the public informed about any news and now has a new smartphone app to do it.
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