Republican Congressman Tim Burchett of Tennessee said that lawmakers would just 'mess things up' if Congress were to pass gun control measures after a shooter killed six people at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.
who identified as a transgender male went on a shooting rampage with two rifles and a handgun, police said.
A mourner visits a memorial outside of The Covenant School for the six victims who were killed in a mass shooting in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. On Monday, three adults and three children were killed inside the school.with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. The officers names were Michael Collazo, 31, and Rex Engelbert, 27.
"I don't think you're going to stop the gun violence," the representative said, observing that guns can be 3d-printed now and that criminals will find a way to do violence.
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