Gov. Bill Lee focuses on school security in gun debate
“We can’t control what an 18-year-old who decides to go in and shoot 19 children (can do),” Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Wednesday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee made his first extensive public comments on a Monday executive order on gun violence in schools. “We’re not looking at gun laws right now,” he told reporters.
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