Tennessee passes bill to arm teachers

The U.S. state of Tennessee has passed a bill that would allow teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on school grounds – just over a year after the state’s deadliest school shooting


GUNS IN SCHOOL*

U.S. states allowing armed teachers
School guardians/approved programme only
Private schools only

OR ID MT WY NV UT CO AZ NM AK SD KS OK TX MN IA MO AR MI IN OH KY TN MS VT NH MA CT NJ PA SC GA FL

Armed teachers prohibited

*K-12 schools (kindergarten to 12th grade)
 

U.S. MASS SHOOTINGS BY YEAR
Incidents where at least four people are shot, excluding shooter

Data as of Apr 24, 2024 

272  332  383  347  335  414  610  689  646  656  124
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 

Sources: Giffords Law Centre, Gun Violence Archive, Reuters 
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