There are 8 article(s) tagged guns:

• November 2025

  • Gun safety classes now required in some Tennessee, Arkansas schools

    At Berclair Elementary School in Memphis, a class of 16 fifth graders were asked how many had seen a real gun. Nearly all raised their hands.

    By The Associated Press November 10, 2025

  • Memphis kids suffering gunshot wounds doubled in 2023. A real decline is happening in 2025, doctor says

    As child-gunshot wounds make a meaningful decline in Memphis, students are learning about gun safety at school.

    By Laura Testino November 06, 2025

• September 2025

  • Embattled Shelby County director withdraws federal gun-rights suit

    Shelby County Re-Entry executive DeAndre Brown, who was recently indicted on a slate of felony charges related to alleged misappropriation of public money, has stopped another legal effort to regain his gun rights.

    By Laura Testino September 09, 2025

• April 2024

  • TN House passes bill allowing armed teachers year after Nashville shooting

    Some opponents of the bill hope liability concerns may make teachers and schools think twice before adopting the program.

    By The Associated Press, Jody Callahan April 23, 2024

• November 2023

  • Armed man’s march through Midtown underlines permitless carry’s effects

    An armed man’s stroll on Peabody Avenue near Cooper Street forced two schools to increase security measures on Monday. What he did was legal, and the ordeal drew attention to Tennessee’s lenient gun laws.

    By Ian Round November 29, 2023

• June 2023

  • Opinion: On gun violence, let’s ‘wear orange’ as a community

    “This weekend we will wear orange to honor the lives lost to gun violence and join the fight to help prevent these tragedies from occurring in the future.”

    By Nick Watkins, MD, Bertina Loui, DO June 01, 2023

• May 2023

  • Calkins: Ja Morant has the chance to cut gun violence in Memphis. Here is the plan.

    “Whenever Morant returns, and no matter what sort of discipline he serves, he should consider embracing a new role as a spokesperson against guns and gun violence.”

    By Geoff Calkins May 19, 2023

  • Calkins: When Tennessee is awash in guns, is it fair to suspend Ja Morant?

    Ja Morant may be suspended for holding a gun. In a state where politicians have posed with guns in Christmas cards, is that entirely fair? This isn’t to suggest Morant doesn’t deserve a suspension. But there’s a bigger problem here. 

    By Geoff Calkins May 15, 2023