Does arming teachers make Tennessee schools safer? Experts aren't so sure
Tennessee's controversial new law that lets teachers carry guns in schools has experts questioning how it can be safely enacted.
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Tennessee's controversial new law that lets teachers carry guns in schools has experts questioning how it can be safely enacted.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a contentious measure into law Friday that allows teachers and staff to carry guns in schools.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday that he planned to sign a bill state legislators sent to his desk this week that would allow school staff members to carry concealed handguns on school grounds.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday that he planned to sign a bill state legislators sent to his desk this week that would allow school staff members to carry concealed handguns on school grounds.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Devon Dixon believes guns serve a purpose. That is why she is licensed to carry and conceal firearms. She is also a mother living in the Nashville suburbs with three school-age children. She worries about their safety, especially after three 9-year-olds were among the six killed in a school shooting in the city last year. “It’s pretty heavy on my heart,” she said. But those concerns weren’t enough to convince Dixon that Tennessee lawmakers were right to pass a bill Tuesday that