BREAKING: First of three Tennessee Democratic lawmakers who protested gun violence is expelled as voting begins in State House.
"This is not going to stop me in the least," Rep. Justin Johnson said.Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones, Rep. Justin Pearson and Rep. Gloria Johnson, call on their colleagues to pass gun control legislation from the well of the House Chambers at the State Capitol, March 30, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.Voting has begun in Nashville, where the Republican-controlled Tennessee state House of Representativesin what marks the first partisan expulsion in the state's modern history.
"This bill is not about school safety that will not make our students safer," Jones said, adding the move to "make our schools militarized zones" is borne out of refusal "to address the real issue, which is easy access to military grade weapons, which is easy access to weapons of war on our streets."
Protesters gather as Republicans who control the Tennessee House of Representatives prepare to vote on whether to expel three Democratic members for their role in a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week, in Nashville, Tenn., April 6, 2023.Protesters gathered both inside -- in the gallery, where they were told to remain silent -- and in large groups outside, in apparent support of the three Democratic lawmakers.
Others, particularly young progressives like freshman Reps. Pearson and Jones, also wanted to speak but were prohibited by Republican leadership.
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