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Just days after Tennessee Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers for protesting gun violence following the Nashville school shooting, the state's Republican governor, Bill Lee, is backing a few gun safety reforms. "When there is a clear need for action, I think that we have an obligation to remind people that we should set aside politics and pride and accomplish something that the people of Tennessee want to get accomplished," Lee said at a news conference Tuesday. The governor also signed an executive order that does the following: * Requires relevant...

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Tennessee governor's gun safety push is karma for the state's GOP

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Just days after Tennessee Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers for protesting gun violence following the Nashville school shooting, the state's Republican governor, Bill Lee, is backing a few gun safety reforms. "When there is a clear need for action, I think that we have an obligation to remind people that we should set aside politics and pride and accomplish something

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Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) are set to introduce a bill that would recruit veterans and retired law enforcement officers to become safety officials in an effort to prevent violent attacks inside school buildings. The proposed legislation would amend the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act by establishing a $900 million grant program to hire and train officers as safety officials, as well as provide schools with the resources needed to increase physical security. The SAFE School Act would extend to all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and would...

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Tennessee senators propose adding safety officials to schools after Nashville shooting

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Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) are set to introduce a bill that would recruit veterans and retired law enforcement officers to become safety officials in an effort to prevent violent attacks inside school buildings.

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The Tennessee House on Thursday approved new measures aimed at heightening school safety at both public and private schools, but without the support of the three Democrats facing expulsion for leading a gun control protest last week. House Bill 322 passed the House with bipartisan support in a vote of 95 to 4 after a lengthy debate on Thursday morning. Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, and Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, all voted against the bill, as did Rep. Torrey Harris, D-Memphis. They said the bill doesn't the root causes...

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Tennessee House passes bill to offer new school safety measures

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The Tennessee House on Thursday approved new measures aimed at heightening school safety at both public and private schools, but without the support of the three Democrats facing expulsion for leading a gun control protest last week. House Bill 322 passed the House with bipartisan support in a vote of 95 to 4 after a lengthy debate on Thursday morning.

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North Carolina rolls back gun permit measure days after deadly Nashville school shooting

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North Carolina residents no longer need a permit from a local sheriff to buy a handgun after the state’s GOP-led legislature voted Wednesday to ove…

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Democrats reintroduce gun safety legislation immediately following Nashville school shooting

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Two days after a school shooter killed three children and three staff members at a private Christian school in Nashville, Democratic lawmakers are…