There are 2 article(s) tagged Nashville protests:

• March 2023

  • GOP lawmakers open to red flag laws as protesters demand gun safety legislation

    Tennessee Republicans said they are open to red flag laws like Florida’s, but they were largely unmoved by the biggest protest at the State Capitol in recent years. “I thought it would be more than just talking to a door,” one student protester said.

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    Protesters in Nashville demand Tennessee legislators ‘do something’ on guns

    By Ian Round March 31, 2023

• June 2020

  • National Guard to remain mobilized across state

    A day of peaceful protest of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota police erupted into violence Saturday night in Nashville as people set fire to the Metro Nashville Courthouse, clashed with police, then broke out windows and started fires in Lower Broadway honky-tonks and businesses. 

    By Sam Stockard June 01, 2020