#shelby — Public Fediverse posts
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Hype for the Future 220T: Greater Indianapolis Explained
Introduction The City of Indianapolis is a notable city located within the central portion of the State of Indiana and is representative of the largest city in the modern State, while also serving as the county seat of Marion County and largely, though not entirely, coextensive with the county. Today, the metropolitan area including Indianapolis is a notable area that consists primarily of Marion, Hamilton, Madison, Hancock, Shelby, Johnson, Morgan, Hendricks, and Boone Counties and […] -
Hype for the Future 185L: Shelby, Hancock, and Madison Counties, Indiana
Overview Located in the east-central portion of the State of Indiana are the notable Counties of Shelby, Hancock, and Madison, home to communities such as the county seats of Shelbyville, Greenfield, and Anderson. To the north within Madison County are the smaller communities of Elwood along State Road 13 and Alexandria along State Road 9 to the east. While the City of Shelbyville is home to the Gallery, the Joseph Fountain, the Balser Statue, and the Grover Center Museum and Historical […] -
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.