Tennessee GOP Blocks Gun Reform in Chaotic Special Session After School Shooting

A special legislative session was called in Tennessee to address gun laws after a fatal school shooting, but Republican lawmakers blocked reforms.
GOP leaders imposed strict rules limiting protests and public access during the session, leading to clashes with gun reform advocates.
The Republican-dominated legislature rejected Governor Bill Lee's proposal for temporarily removing guns from those deemed threats.
Lawmakers considered bills on school security, penalties for juvenile offenders, and mental health resources but no major gun control reforms.
Pro-gun activists were allowed into the Capitol while grieving parents were forcibly removed from hearings by state troopers.