Tennessee's Republican Gov. Bill Lee has called for a special legislative session that's expected to touch on public safety and gun control, following a high-profile shooting in Nas...
Tennessee's Republican Gov. Bill Lee has called for a special legislative session that's expected to touch on public safety and gun control, following a high-profile shooting in Nashville earlier this year.
Gov. Lee plans to meet with residents, lawmakers and other stakeholders before the session to"discuss practical solutions."The planned session comes after a mass shooting at a Nashville school in March. A former student broke into The Covenant School in Nashville, where they shot and killed six people, including three students.
At the time, some lawmakers in Tennessee signaled they did not see a justification to change gun laws. "Congressmen and senators are rushing to propose different things. And the reality is, you're not going to outlaw evil," Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett told Scripps News in an interview following the shooting.
In April, a protests against gun violence on the Tennessee House floor led to the expulsion of two Democratic lawmakers, Nashville Rep. Justin Jones and Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson. Both were later reappointed to their seats.
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