In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are sending to Republican Gov. Bill Lee a proposal that further protects gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits.
Covenant School student Alex Eissinger-Hansen holds her mother's leg during a demonstration for gun control legislation Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Participants created a human chain spreading from Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, where victims of The Covenant School shooting were taken on March 27, to the Tennessee State Capitol.
Democratic Sen. London Lamar, a Memphis lawmaker, said it's “disrespectful timing” to push through protections for gun companies while people continue to march at the Capitol for gun control changes. The civil liabilities bill passed just ahead of a protest in which people formed a human chain through Nashville to the Capitol in support of gun control measures.
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Joey Hensley from Hohenwald, said his legislation doesn't prevent any other proposal from passing. The bill passed the House ahead of the March 27 shooting at The Covenant School. Three Republicans voted against the legislation, including Sen. Art Swann of Maryville, who said “gun-makers have encouraged the environment we’ve got right now.”The firearm industry remains largely shielded from liability under federal law. Seventeen states do not have special immunity for the gun industry, and Tennessee is already not among them, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control advocacy group.
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