Opinion: Can Tennessee get it together on guns?
Two former Tennessee governors think so.
Former Tennessee governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam offered some specifics around “small step” gun restrictions as starting points in a Tennessean op-ed. (Left: Mark Humphrey/AP file; right: Houston Cofield/The Daily Memphian file)
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In an op-ed, Democrat Phil Bredesen and Republican Bill Haslam, who served as governors successively from 2003 to 2019, offered some specifics around “small step” gun restrictions as starting points.
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