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☆ Tennessee lawmakers open special session in wake of school shooting
  + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/5] Protesters gather near the Tennessee State Capitol building ahead of a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald Acquire Licensing RightsAug 21 (Reuters) - Tennessee lawmakers on Monday opened a special session focused on public safety that was sparked by a deadly school shooting earlier this year, as hundreds of protesters marched on capitol grounds demanding change. Hundreds of protesters demanding tougher gun laws arrived at the Tennessee capitol in Nashville. Lee called the special session in response to the murder of three children and three staff members at The Covenant School in March in Nashville. The shooting triggered intense protests at the state capitol and led to the expulsion of two Democratic lawmakers after they helped lead protests from the House floor.
Persons: Bill Lee, Lee, Nashville Mayor John Cooper, Brad Brooks, Mary Milliken, Stephen Coates Organizations: Protesters, Tennessee State Capitol, Covenant School, REUTERS, Seth, Monday, Republican, Constitutional, The Covenant School, Nashville Mayor, Thomson Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, U.S, Tennessee, Nashville, Longmont , Colorado
☆ Rep. Andy Ogles defends his gun-filled family Christmas message after Nashville shooting
  + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Rep. Andy Ogles defended his gun-filled Christmas message after Nashville's school shooting. A reporter for Sky News asked Ogles if he regretted "parading" his family "wielding weapons " on the Christmas message. "Why would I regret taking a family photo with my family and exercising my Constitutional rights?" After the shooting, Ogles posted a statement on Twitter, saying he and his family were "devastated by the tragedy." Asked about the message on NBC's Today show, Nashville Mayor John Cooper said the Ogles' Christmas message isn't "appropriate."
☆ Tennessee lawmakers worked to loosen gun laws in the weeks before a shooter killed 3 adults and 3 children at Covenant school in Nashville
  + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
In the weeks before the Covenant school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers tried to loosen gun laws. Legislation moving through committees would lower the minimum age for carrying guns from 21 to 18. Tennessee's gun laws are already lax, allowing open carry of loaded handguns without a permit. Nashville Mayor John Cooper, speaking on MSNBC Tuesday, said he hopes this is a moment in which the state can get back to "common sense" gun laws, particularly with regard to assault-style weapons. Tennessee's gun laws are already considered lax.
☆ Footage shows police killing Nashville school shooter as investigators seek motive
  + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Sandra Stojanovic | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department began receiving calls about a shooter at 10:13 a.m., police spokesperson Don Aaron told reporters. Investigators were examining a "manifesto" written by the 28-year-old former student at the Covenant School, hoping to learn what motivated the latest U.S. mass shooting. Monday's violence marked the 90th school shooting – defined as any incident in which a gun is discharged on school property – in the United States this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, a website founded by researcher David Riedman. He said the Covenant School was singled out for attack but that the individual victims were targeted at random. Also shot dead were Mike Hill, 61, a school custodian; Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher; and Katherine Koonce, 60, listed on the Covenant website as "head of school."
☆ Three children, 3 adults shot dead by ex-student at Tennessee Christian school
  + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Kevin Wurm | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 27 (Reuters) - A heavily armed 28-year-old fatally shot three children and three adult staffers on Monday at a private Christian school the suspect once attended in Tennessee's capital city before police killed the assailant, authorities said. Drake said the school was singled out for attack but the individual victims were targeted at random. [1/6] Students from The Covenant School hold hands after getting off a bus to meet their parents at the reunification site following a mass shooting at the school in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., March 27, 2023. Reacting in Washington to the latest school shooting, U.S. President Joe Biden urged the U.S. Congress again to pass tougher gun reform legislation. Nashville Mayor John Cooper expressed sympathy for the victims and wrote on social media that his city "joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting."
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