Gun safety advocacy groups to meet with lawmakers about safer measures in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Gun security advocates will meet with lawmakers to debate the way forward for gun security within the state on Wednesday.

Tennessee Mothers Demand Motion and College students Demand Motion volunteers are main the efforts. They will be advocating towards decreasing the permitless carry age from 21 to 18. The teams stated the drop in age might be harmful and would solely result in extra penalties.

The present regulation permits Tennesseans to hold a gun with out a allow if they’re 21 years or older or if they’re 18 or older and have been honorably discharged from the army or are on lively responsibility.

Laws final yr that might’ve lowered the carry age to 18 handed the Home however by no means got here up for a vote in Senate.

The teams will first be rallying at Downtown Presbyterian Church at 9:30 a.m. earlier than heading to the state capitol at 11 a.m. to satisfy with lawmakers.

In addition they will likely be advocating for brand new security measures like requiring weapons to be secured correctly in vehicles. In line with Metro Police, to this point this yr 174 out of the 224 weapons stolen have been stolen out of vehicles.