Bill seeks to treat gun violence as a public health issue
A band performs around a makeshift coffin outside of City Hall Nov. 2, 2021 to honor those who have died and those killed by violence in Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
A bill by state Rep. London Lamar would require data sharing between police departments and the state health department, and would require TDH to produce an annual report on the public health impacts of gun violence.
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London Lamar William Lamberth gun violence Tennessee Department of Health House Criminal Justice SubcommitteeIan Round
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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