The new law weakens Tennessee’s handgun carry permitting system and faced bipartisan opposition in both the House and Senate.

Four incidents, one fatal, have been reported in Tampa Bay during the past three weeks. Says one gun instructor: ‘All four of those situations should have never happened.’ 

This regular event allows 8 to 16-year-old boys and girls to learn basic shooting and safety techniques using a variety of .22 caliber rifles under the supervision of certified instructors. 

One year ago, on a pre-dawn Sunday morning, a nearly naked 29-year-old Travis Jeffrey Reinking parked at a Waffle House near Nashville. He sat a few minutes in his truck, then got out and began killing people.  

The difficult case of Igor Perlov began last year when, authorities said, he called the FBI in San Francisco to say he thought there was a chip under his skin and was being programmed to carry out a mass shooting. 

Without discussion, the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday tabled a bill that originally created a gun safety program for public schools and set fines for those who didn’t properly secure a gun used by a child in an act of violence. 

Left in the bathroom, tucked in a bag, forgotten in a school van — guns belonging to teachers or school officers have been left out or accessible to students in America at least 60 times in the last five years. 

From panic buttons to metal detectors, communities take a page from Fort Knox. 

Senate Bill 801 would allow, but not require, public and private schools to have a 30-minute class on firearm safety and accident prevention for first graders.