Memphis Mayor Young, Tennessee Gov. Lee not happy with gun-control referendum
“I agree with the premise of having fewer guns in our community,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said about the gun-control referendum. “It’s just all about the approach and whether this is the right tactical approach to take.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Mayor Young says he still thinks the referendum is not the best approach, but told The Daily Memphian he understands the sentiment. Gov. Lee says the referendum is about finding a way to “circumvent the law.”
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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