Tennessee Republicans on the state's judiciary committee failed to advance their own gun legislation Tuesday, voting to push back the bills until next year.
All three bills have been pushed back until January 2024.
SB1325 would authorize"a faculty or staff member of a school to carry a concealed handgun on school grounds subject to certain conditions, including obtaining an enhanced handgun carry permit and completing annual training." SB1322 would require"the department of safety to issue permits with the designation 'Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit' on the front of the permit; requires the department to issue replacement permits for any permit that contains the designation"Handgun Carry Permit" upon renewal or upon the permit holder's request."
Anti-gun demonstrators protest at the Tennessee Capitol for stricter gun laws in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 3, 2023.last week, demanding that lawmakers take action on gun violence as they appeared to mourn the loss of the transgender former student who shot and killed six people at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this week.
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