Local reaction to gun-control threat crosses party lines
“I plan to vote in support of the gun safety measures that will appear on the Memphis ballot in this November’s election,” saidState Rep. John Gillespie, R-Memphis. (George Walker IV/AP Photo file)
State reps. John Gillespie and Justin J. Pearson were some of the Memphis-area legislators pushing for local gun-control measures on the Nov. 5 ballot after a threat from state Republican leadership.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives in Midtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
Bill Dries
Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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