Nikki Goeser at Press Conference at the Tennessee State Legislature’s Special Session on Gun Control

Aug 21, 2023 | Media Coverage

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee called for a special session for the legislature to consider gun control laws in response to the Covenant School shooting in Nashville in March 2023. The Crime Prevention Research Center’s Nikki Goeser spoke at the press conference at the start of the special session.

Monday, August 21, 2023

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Nikki and Dennis Feirrer

Nikki with Dianna Muller and Amanda Suffecool

Nikki with her local state representative in Tennessee and the DC Project members

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