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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 7, 2023

The mother of a Covenant School shooting victim has released a video ad for the nonprofit "Voices for a Safer Tennessee," calling on state lawmakers to pass meaningful gun reform in the upcoming special session. In the video, Katy Dieckhaus says that her nine-year-old daughter, Evelyn, lost her life because "a troubled person" had easy access to firearms. The ad is part of a statewide public education campaign launched by the nonpartisan nonprofit, which is advocating for temporarily restricting gun access for people who pose a danger to themselves or others, closing background check loopholes and adding new gun storage requirements. Axios Nashville has more on the story.