Tennessee Legislature Dismisses Gun Bills In Rush to Adjourn, Defying Protests After School Shooting

“How do we not feel shame for failing to do anything?”


Sen. Jeff Yarbro speaks on the floor of the Tennessee Senate in 2022. The Nashville Democrat tried unsuccessfully on Thursday to get the Senate to take up gun reform legislation after a deadly school shooting in his community. Larry McCormack for Chalkbeat

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