This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65182502
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Democrats face expulsion after calls for gun control | Tennessee Democrats face expulsion after calls for gun control |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones (photographed here with Gloria Johnson and Justin Pearson) led a protest chant on the House floor calling on his colleagues to pass gun control legislation | Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones (photographed here with Gloria Johnson and Justin Pearson) led a protest chant on the House floor calling on his colleagues to pass gun control legislation |
| Three Democratic lawmakers in the state of Tennessee face an expulsion vote for participating in gun control protests in the wake of the deadly Nashville school shooting. | Three Democratic lawmakers in the state of Tennessee face an expulsion vote for participating in gun control protests in the wake of the deadly Nashville school shooting. |
| Hundreds had marched to the Tennessee State Capitol on Thursday calling for stricter gun laws. | Hundreds had marched to the Tennessee State Capitol on Thursday calling for stricter gun laws. |
| Tennessee Republicans have accused the protestors and the Democrat House members of disruption. | Tennessee Republicans have accused the protestors and the Democrat House members of disruption. |
| Six people, including three children, were killed in the 27 March shooting. | Six people, including three children, were killed in the 27 March shooting. |
| On Monday, the Republican leadership of the Tennessee House of Representative filed a resolution to expel the three Democrats from their legislature seat for "disorderly behaviour". | On Monday, the Republican leadership of the Tennessee House of Representative filed a resolution to expel the three Democrats from their legislature seat for "disorderly behaviour". |
| The Democrats - Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson - interrupted House proceedings on Thursday to join protestors at the state Capitol. | The Democrats - Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson - interrupted House proceedings on Thursday to join protestors at the state Capitol. |
| During the protest, Mr Jones held a sign that read "protect kids, not guns", and also led protest chants, shouting "no action, no peace" into a megaphone. | During the protest, Mr Jones held a sign that read "protect kids, not guns", and also led protest chants, shouting "no action, no peace" into a megaphone. |
| Mr Jones and Ms Johnson were stripped of their committee assignments in the aftermath by the Republican leadership. Mr Pearson did not serve on any committee. | Mr Jones and Ms Johnson were stripped of their committee assignments in the aftermath by the Republican leadership. Mr Pearson did not serve on any committee. |
| The resolution to expel the three states that they brought "disorder and dishonour to the House of Representatives through their individual and collective actions". | The resolution to expel the three states that they brought "disorder and dishonour to the House of Representatives through their individual and collective actions". |
| Ms Johnson told reporters on Monday that they were tired of "not being heard". | Ms Johnson told reporters on Monday that they were tired of "not being heard". |
| "We decided between bills, we are going to walk up, we're going to acknowledge the people outside surrounding this building, in the rotunda, and we're going to speak to their issue and tell them that we are with them," she said. | "We decided between bills, we are going to walk up, we're going to acknowledge the people outside surrounding this building, in the rotunda, and we're going to speak to their issue and tell them that we are with them," she said. |
| More than a thousand students staged a school walk-out on Monday to demand stricter gun laws | More than a thousand students staged a school walk-out on Monday to demand stricter gun laws |
| Another protest calling for stricter gun laws erupted on Monday in Nashville, where more than a thousand students staged a school walk-out and once again gathered outside the Tennessee State Capitol. | Another protest calling for stricter gun laws erupted on Monday in Nashville, where more than a thousand students staged a school walk-out and once again gathered outside the Tennessee State Capitol. |
| "We all want to live through high school, and that's why we're here today," 17-year-old Amy Goetzinger told local news outlet Chalkbeat Tennessee . | |
| The protests come amid the release of new details on the Covenant School shooting by Nashville police, who said on Monday that the shooter fired 152 rounds and that the attack was planned "over a period of months". | The protests come amid the release of new details on the Covenant School shooting by Nashville police, who said on Monday that the shooter fired 152 rounds and that the attack was planned "over a period of months". |
| Three staff members of The Covenant School- Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Michael Hill, 61 - were killed, along with three nine-year-old students: Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. | Three staff members of The Covenant School- Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Michael Hill, 61 - were killed, along with three nine-year-old students: Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. |
| Police have identified the shooter as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a former student at the private Christian school. | Police have identified the shooter as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a former student at the private Christian school. |
| A manifesto by the shooter had been recovered by police, but they have yet to determine a motive. | A manifesto by the shooter had been recovered by police, but they have yet to determine a motive. |
| They added that Hale "acted totally alone", and that the shooter had considered carrying out other mass murders. | They added that Hale "acted totally alone", and that the shooter had considered carrying out other mass murders. |
| Hale was killed after a confrontation with police 14 minutes after the shooting began. | Hale was killed after a confrontation with police 14 minutes after the shooting began. |
| Funeral proceedings for the victims began on Friday and will continue into Wednesday. | Funeral proceedings for the victims began on Friday and will continue into Wednesday. |
| The shooting has once again ignited a heated political debate in the US on gun laws and safety. | The shooting has once again ignited a heated political debate in the US on gun laws and safety. |
| Survivor of Illinois shooting makes angry plea in Nashville | Survivor of Illinois shooting makes angry plea in Nashville |
| Survivor of Illinois shooting makes angry plea in Nashville | Survivor of Illinois shooting makes angry plea in Nashville |
| President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has called for a ban on assault weapons. | President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has called for a ban on assault weapons. |
| Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, a Republican, proposed $155m (£120m) to place an armed security guard at every public school in Tennessee and to boost security presence at both public and private schools. | Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, a Republican, proposed $155m (£120m) to place an armed security guard at every public school in Tennessee and to boost security presence at both public and private schools. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| US gun violence | US gun violence |
| Nashville | Nashville |
| Tennessee | Tennessee |
| United States | United States |