#shelby — Public Fediverse posts
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Hype for the Future 188I: Christian and Shelby County, Illinois
Overview Notable communities located in Central Illinois east of the City of Springfield (Sangamon County) include the communities of Taylorville, Pana, and Shelbyville, with the communities of Taylorville and Shelbyville serving as the respective county seats of Christian and Shelby Counties with the Town of Pana serving as a smaller community in southeastern Christian County. While Pana is associated with the Lake Lawn Inn to the east of town limits, the City of Shelbyville serves as home […] -
Hype for the Future 171H: Shelby County, Alabama
Overview Within the State of Alabama, Shelby County is associated with the southeast side of the Greater Birmingham area and uses the rural community of Columbiana as the county seat. Today, the community is associated with the Harrison Museum-George Washington, the Shelby County Arts Council and the Shelby County Museum and Archives. To the west is the Montevallo area, home to the open-air museum at American Village and the University of Montevallo as well as the Blue Phrog Gallery. To the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/hype-for-the-future-171h-shelby-county-alabama/
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Tennessee is seriously lax on guns -- And Why is That?
Nearly 1,400 people #die each year in Tennessee by #guns, making it the 10th highest rate in the nation.
There are few requirements for gun purchases, including **no** #background #checks or #training for handgun buyers.
The state **allows** #permitless #carry, even for #concealed #weapons, for anyone over 21, and there are **no** #red #flag #laws to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous individuals.
Last year, Republicans moved in the **opposite direction** from gun safety, with proposed bills #lowering the handgun purchase and carry age to 18 and #allowing the most dangerous guns, including #AR-15s, to be carried in public.
This was the environment in which the #mass #school #shooting occurred, and which has driven Tennessee students to take to the streets and to #protest at the Capitol.
**Gerrymandered** to the hilt
The Tennessee state House has 99 seats, with the state broken up by maps drawn by the Republican legislative supermajority.
The maps are designed to dilute Democratic representation, both in the state and in its Congressional delegation, something that the #Voting #Rights #Act and the U.S. #Constitution **used to protect against**, before the #Supreme #Court began #gutting voting rights, beginning with its #Shelby #County decision knocking out federal preauthorization for new maps.
The House district maps in Tennessee are a blatant and unapologetic #gerrymander.