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Red Flag Laws
December 4, 2023
Jennifer Mascia
,
Chip Brownlee
Few States Block Gun Purchases After Emergency Mental Health Hospitalizations
October’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, was one of more than a dozen high-profile attacks carried out by people who retained their gun rights after hospitalization during a mental health crisis.
June 14, 2023
Prem Thakker
Even the Tennessee Firearms Association Found People Want More Gun Laws
Poll after poll shows Tennesseeans want greater gun regulation after the Nashville school shooting.
April 11, 2023
Tori Otten
Tennessee’s Governor Says He Wants a Red Flag Law. Here’s How to Tell Whether He Means It.
If Bill Lee is serious, after the two weeks of chaos in his state, he could actually make it happen.
June 3, 2022
Grace Segers
“It’s the Floor, It’s Not the Ceiling”: What Gun Safety Advocates Think of the Bipartisan Proposals on Capitol Hill
Advocates say there is more momentum than ever before. But nothing is guaranteed.
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