On Tuesday, the Tennessee Senate, led by a Republican majority, passed a bill allowing school staff to carry concealed firearms, a move coming one year after a deadly school shooting in Nashville. The decision has sparked controversy, with protesters, including @MomsDemand volunteers, being ordered from the Senate gallery and parents screaming outside. Additionally, public school students in Tennessee may be required to take gun safety courses as part of new proposed legislation aimed at averting gun violence. This legislative action has been met with mixed reactions, with some praising the move for potentially enhancing school safety, while others criticize it as an escalation of guns in schools.
Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting https://t.co/ylP3dGp3H4 https://t.co/MLlb8ts2X8
And they are correct. Kudos to the #TNLeg for standing up to the gun control zealots and voting to protect Tennessee schools. https://t.co/kTlxBbVbL5
UNDER THE GUN: Public schools in the red state could be teaching firearm safety as early as next year, thanks to new proposed legislation. Why lawmakers say it's a "critical step" in averting gun violence: https://t.co/iag7uu4daw https://t.co/VLygxZI5KC
BREAKING: Tennessee Senate has advanced a bill to allow some teachers to carry handguns on public school grounds.
Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting https://t.co/SEMlmZaqAf
Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers 1 year after deadly Nashville school shooting https://t.co/vzEranDtZg https://t.co/yqSq4ZuMwQ
Public school students in this state could soon be required to take gun safety courses https://t.co/9vkasHDQwL
This is great news 🔥 School shooters will have a tough time targeting schools in Tennessee https://t.co/65FPmnLCif
Tennessee Republicans have decided their solution to gun violence in schools is…. MORE GUNS IN SCHOOLS. https://t.co/BXSCtaI4dN https://t.co/3MCHZw6vT8
A bill that would allow school staff to carry concealed firearms passed in the Senate Tuesday as protesters were ordered from the gallery. https://t.co/IbjcPEIfYm
Tennessee @MomsDemand volunteers are being dragged out of the chamber by State Troopers as parents are heard screaming outside after Republican-majority Senate votes to allow teachers to carry guns into school. #TNleg VOTE THEM ALL OUT IN NOVEMBER!!! #EndGunViolence https://t.co/birkACleUh