GOP lawmakers open to red flag laws as protesters demand gun safety legislation
Protesters hold up six fingers to honor the six victims of the Covenant School shooting. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
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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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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