Together, we can create a Safer Tennessee.
Voices for a Safer Tennessee is a nonpartisan, nonprofit coalition committed to advancing firearm safety policies and programs that protect our communities and respect the Second Amendment.
Why Our Work is Important
What We Support
Temporary transfer laws that would create a court process to temporarily limit firearm access for those who pose a risk to themselves or others.
Secure firearm storage by helping educate owners on how to safely store and protect their firearms to prevent accidents and theft, and by providing more affordable, accessible storage options.
More background checks to keep firearms away from those not legally allowed to own them, including felons, convicted domestic abusers, and youth.
What We Do
We facilitate community conversations and provide education on firearm safety and preventing injuries.
We engage with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to advocate for Tennessee-specific solutions to our high firearm injury rate.
We are subject matter experts on firearm safety policy, as it relates to our three tenets, to help parents and community members incorporate firearm safety in their daily lives.
What We’ve Accomplished
Helped pass Tennessee’s first firearm safety policies in nearly a decade.
Reached thousands of Tennesseeans seeking information about firearm safety laws and research.
Participated in dozens of events across the state, raising awareness about Tennessee’s higher-than-average firearm homicide and suicide rates.
Firearm injury has been the leading cause of death for Tennessee children since 2017.
Number of Tennesseans Ages 1-18 Killed by the Top 5 Causes of Death* (2013-2021)**
If you believe our children and community members deserve a safer Tennessee,
hen we are on the same side.
Join us.
**Historical data are shown for 2021’s five leading causes … Excludes heart diseases, flu, pneumonia, and congenital/chromosomal abnormalities, which are counted separately. Data for poisoning deaths are not available for 1999, 2001, and 2004 due to low numbers. See “About the Data” for more information.
Source: Underlying Causes of Death via CDC WONDER Online Database – SycamoreTN.org