In gun law push, Bill Lee’s office memo says NRA prefers to ‘round up mentally ill people’
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee responds to questions during a news conference, April 11, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Lee held the news conference to talk about gun control legislation and an executive order to require information for background checks on gun purchases to be updated more rapidly. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Lee has previously praised the NRA’s efforts to protect the Second Amendment but has since faced opposition from the group as he works to pass gun control legislation.
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