Tennessee lawmakers hit an impasse days into a special session that was sparked by a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. The session will start again on Monday.
have expressed alarm that the only bills being considered in either chamber have only focused on mass tragedy responses rather than preventive measures specifically addressing gun violence.
People in the gallery yell for gun law reforms in the Senate chamber during a special session of the state legislature on public safety on Aug. 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. told reporters Thursday that senators will consider any bills the House may amend, but held off from promising to making a compromise with the other chamber.Legislative officials have said it costs nearly $60,000 a day when lawmakers are in session, but that doesn't take into account the many state troopers that have lined the walls of the Capitol and legislative offices over the past week.
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