Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday to arm teachers with guns. The bill, which now heads to the governor's desk, comes one year after a mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school killed six people.
The bill's passage in the Republican-led Legislature comes a year after a shooter opened fire and killed six people at The Covenant School in Nashville.
Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the state's teachers to carry concealed handguns at school, as protesters yelled their opposition from the gallery. The bill was approved in a 68-28 vote in the Republican-dominated Tennessee House.
Tennessee House Republicans passed a bill allowing some public school teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns. The bill would also block other teachers and parents from knowing who is armed, reports CBS News,
Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday passed legislation to allow some trained teachers and school staff to carry handguns despite pleas from Democrats, students and gun-reform advocates to defeat the bill.
The Tennessee legislature passed a controversial bill allowing teachers to carry guns, causing protesters to scream their disapproval and cause chaotic scenes on the state House floor. The bill was passed just over a year after the Covenant school shooting when a former student killed three students and three adults.
The Tennessee House passed a bill Tuesday that would allow some public school teachers to carry concealed guns on campus. Why it matters: This was the last legislative hurdle for the measure before it goes to Gov.
Tennessee House Republicans have pushed through a bill that will allow teachers and staff to carry guns in public schools, causing the viewing gallery—filled with teachers, parents, and students—to erupt in outrage.
The Tennessee House passed a bill Monday that would allow some public school teachers to carry concealed guns on campus. Why it matters: This was the last legislative hurdle for the measure before it goes to Gov.
House lawmakers in Tennessee overwhelmingly passed a bill to arm teachers in schools, nearly a year after a shooting at a private school left three children and three adults dead.
The bill would allow one staff member per every 75 students to carry a concealed weapon. So, a school with 1,050 students may have up to 14 school staff members carrying a concealed weapon.
Lawmakers voted Tuesday to pass a GOP-backed bill that would arm teachers in Tennessee schools. HB1202 / SB1325 passed the Senate earlier this month, sparking outcries from teachers, students, Covenant School parents,