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Georgia AG Says Savannah Overstepped on Ordinance Banning Guns in Unlocked Cars

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s attorney general says city officials in Savannah overstepped their authority by making it illegal to leave firearms in unlocked cars. Savannah’s mayor and city council in April enacted the new city ordinance aimed at making …

Savannah Ordinance: Vehicles Should be Locked When Guns Left Inside

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Coastal Georgia’s largest city will require guns left in empty vehicles be securely stored, an effort that Savannah Mayor Van Johnson says is meant to cut down on gun thefts from unlocked cars. “We are not …

South Carolina Education Chief Wants Police to Have Maps of Schools for Response

GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top education official plans to ask lawmakers for $5 million to put a digital map of every school in the state online and make those maps immediately available on police officers’ mobile devices as …

Tennessee Governor Unveils Agenda for Special Session on Gun Safety

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping list of public safety issues he wants lawmakers to address during an upcoming special session prompted by a shocking Nashville school shooting earlier this year that resulted in the deaths of …

Tenn. Governor Signs Off on Additional Legal Shield for Gun and Ammo Dealers, Makers

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on additional protections for gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits within a bill that lawmakers passed after a deadly school shooting in March. The Republican governor quietly signed the legislation …

Tennessee Governor Signs School Safety Bill; Gun-Maker Protection Bill Pending

Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday signed into law legislation designed to place more school resource officers in Tennessee public and private schools, funnel additional money into school security upgrades, and require every school to submit annual safety plans to the …

Stalled Gun Bill Advances in Texas After Recent Mass Shootings

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Facing new pressure over gun violence in Texas after two more mass shootings, Republicans on Monday unexpectedly allowed a bill that would raise the purchase age for semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 to advance out …

Insurance Could Help Drive Gun Safety Efforts, Survey Says

Three out of four Americans believe gun owners should be required to have firearm liability insurance, according to a recent survey. Those are the numbers out of a new ValuePenguin survey of 1,995 people ages 18 to 77 exploring attitudes …

Tennessee Special Session on Gun Laws Won’t Come Until After July 4

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Friday that a special lawmaking session dedicated to possible changes to the state’s gun laws in the wake of a deadly school shooting last month would likely have to take place after July 4. “I …

Families of 2018 Texas School Shooting Settle Suit With Ammo Retailer

HOUSTON (AP) – The families of those killed and injured in a 2018 Texas high school shooting have settled a lawsuit they had filed against a Tennessee-based online retailer accused of illegally selling ammunition to the student who authorities say …