There are 5 article(s) tagged guns:

• 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