The Latest Breaking News from Nashville

Mum bravely interrupts Nashville mass shooting report to beg for stricter gun control

On the same day that six people were killed at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, a judge lowered the minimum age to carry handguns without a permit from 21 to 18

Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2023

Tennessee governor reveals Nashville shooting victim was friend and was due to have dinner with him that night

The Republican governor has loosened gun laws in the state since taking office

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Melissa Joan Hart tearfully tells how she helped children escape Nashville shooting

Actress Melissa Joan Hart has revealed she had to help a class of kindergartners 'across a busy highway' following the tragic Nashville school shootings on Monday

Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2023

Audrey Hale: What we know about the Nashville school shooter

Mental health treatment, a manifesto and plans for further attacks and chilling final messages to a friend. Here’s what we know about the Nashville school shooter

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

First Thing: Guardian owner apologises for founders’ transatlantic slavery links

Scott Trust to invest in decade-long programme of restorative justice after academic research into newspaper’s origins. Plus, why the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial farce is so unmissable

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2023

How unsecured guns are killing children

Firearms are the leading cause of death for American kids. Many occur because of adults' unsecured guns

Salon · Mar 29, 2023

Three children and three staff shot dead by former student: What we know about Nashville school shooting

The shooting comes as the US is recovering from several recent gun violence incidents at schools, including the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas last year

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

EXPLAINER: Mass shootings seldom shift partisan policies

Public outrage is swift following mass shootings such as the one that killed six people at a Nashville elementary school

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Japan's Strict Gun Laws: Tight regulations make shootings rare

In the wake of the recent Nashville primary school shooting in the US, the debate over gun violence has resurfaced. Today's focus takes us to Japan, a country known for its low murder rates. Although gun ownership is not uncommon in Japan, it is tightly regulated. Japan's anti-gun culture has…

France 24 · Mar 29, 2023

Nashville school shooter hid guns from parents in family home

A former Christian school student who returned with assault rifles to kill three children and three adults had been stashing guns at her parent’s home.

Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2023