Lawmakers’ gun-safety bills can’t be heard during special session
Lawmakers say the gun-safety bills they have proposed for the special legislative session set to begin next week have been deemed outside the scope of the session and will not be heard. Last April, hundreds gathered outside the Tennessee State Capitol to protest for gun-safety. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian file)
In the months since Gov. Bill Lee announced he would convene a special session, top lawmakers’ initial openness to a “red flag” law hardened into uncompromising opposition, and the focus of the special session shifted from guns to mental health and tough-on-crime legislation.
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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