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New Data Dashboard Reveals Firearm Tragedies Cost Tennessee Billions
A landmark partnership between Voices for a Safer Tennessee (Safer TN) and the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Boyd Center), has produced a new interactive dashboard revealing the staggering toll of firearm injuries and deaths in the state.
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Safer TN Tracker | 3.10.26
Voices for a Safer Tennessee (Safer TN) is rolling out new tools and initiatives to help you stay informed and engaged during this legislative session. From a new bill tracker on our website to text message alerts and expanded community outreach, we’re working…
Safer TN Tracker | 2.24.26
Tennessee ranks third in the nation for accidental shootings by children. These are incidents in which a child gains access to a loaded firearm and unintentionally shoots themselves or someone else. Over the past two weeks alone, multiple incidents involving children accessing unsecured guns…
Safer TN Tracker | 2.9.26
We hope your family is recovering from Winter Storm Fern. While much of the state was spared from widespread outages, some residents in Middle Tennessee are still without power. We are thinking of those continuing to deal with debris, downed lines, and the…