Opinion: Memphis City Council did not back down on gun reform
Memphis Police extend the crime scene tape around the perimeter of an active shooter situation on the Highland Strip near the University of Memphis on May 2, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Dr. Jeff Warren
Dr. Jeff Warren has represented Super District 9-3 on the Memphis City Council since 2019, who previously served on the Memphis City Schools Board of Education. He is a family medicine physician.
“We must continue to let our state representatives know how their gun laws have completely upended our city and that we demand Tennessee’s urban cities be given the authority to impose their own firearm laws. It won’t be a quick or easy road.”
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