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Tennessee Gun Violence Stats

Over the last 15 years, the Tennessee General Assembly, has systematically loosened our state's gun laws. The gun lobby-backed legislators say that more guns carried by more people make us safer. 

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The statistics say otherwise.

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According to the most recent available data, Tennessee is:

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  • 7th for overall firearm fatalities for all ages, according CDC Fatal Injury reports

    • Firearm fatalities include all forms of fatal gun violence, from homicides, suicides, unintentional shootings, and fatal shootings of unknown intent

    • Between 2013 and 2023, the rate of overall firearm fatalities increased 41 percent​

    • On average, 4.3 Tennesseans die every day from gun violence, or one person every 5.6 hours

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  • 11th for firearm suicides for all ages, according CDC Fatal Injury reports

    • Firearm suicides include any completed suicide committed with a gun

    • Between 2013 and 2023, the rate of firearm suicides for all ages increased 18 percent

    • 69 percent of all suicides in Tennessee are firearm suicides

    • On average, 2.4 Tennesseans use a gun to take their own life every day

    • 2023 saw a record number (878) of firearm suicides

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  • 5th for unintentional shootings involving children in 2024, according to the #NotAnAccident index

    • In 2024, Tennessee tied Pennsylvania for the 5th highest number of accidental shootings (17) involving children with access to unsecured guns. 

    • Of the 17 unintentional shootings, nine resulted in deaths and eight resulted in injuries. Six of the deaths involved children under the age of six.

    • As of September 15, 2025, there have already been 8 unintentional shootings involving Tennessee kids with access to unsecured guns, resulting eight injuries.

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