Safer TN Tracker | 5.5.26 - Voices for a Safer Tennessee

Your support kept the Safer TN team at the Tennessee capitol all session long, and it made a difference.

With the 2026 legislative session now closed, we’re proud to share what our team achieved advocating for firearm safety policies that protect Tennessee families.

READ ABOUT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

#1 What We’re Tracking: Save the Date: Data Dashboard Webinar – May 14

A landmark partnership between Safer TN and the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has produced an interactive dashboard revealing the staggering toll of firearm injuries and deaths in the state.

Join Matt Harris, Ph.D., the Boyd Distinguished Professor of Health Economics at the Boyd Center and co-creator of the dashboard, and Erin Rogus, Safer TN board member, for an interactive webinar session exploring this important research and what it means for Tennesseans.

#2 What We’re Tracking: You’re Invited: “Louder Than Guns” Panel and Screening

You are invited to a special viewing of “Louder Than Guns,” a documentary executive produced by Safer TN advisory board member Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show, with a pre-screening panel discussion.

#3 What We’re Tracking: Stories from the Road

Four volunteers made all the difference recently at Homestead Fest in Knoxville.

Through ServeUTK, the University of Tennessee’s volunteer network, I connected with four dedicated students who brought energy and purpose to our outreach table. They shared firearm safety information, distributed resources, and sparked genuine conversations with community members.

Their flexibility and commitment meant we could reach more people and show up stronger at the festival. Events like this don’t happen without volunteers who arrive ready to work, and these four absolutely delivered.

I’m deeply grateful for their support and for the partnership with ServeUTK that made it possible.

– Nycole Gentry, Safer TN Coalition Coordinator, Knoxville