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Biden hails Tennessee lawmakers attacked by GOP over gun control push: ‘You’re standing up for our kids’

Lawmakers’ expulsion for support of gun control protesters led to national outrage

The Independent UK

Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion to visit White House

President Joe Biden on Monday plans to welcome to the White House the three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their statehouse

The Independent UK

In the Folds of a Major Gun Control Law, Mental Health Hope for California Youth

Can California make the most of a rare health care win?

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Editorial: Why ‘Second Amendment people’ should be at the forefront of gun control solutions

Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who served Illinois’ 11th Congressional District and later the 16th from 2011 to early this year, is one of the Republican Party’s most significant truth tellers. Kinzinger is now a political commentator. In his blistering farewell address to Congress in December, Kinzinger said: “Where Republicans…

Chicago Tribune

Colorado gun control bills progress; semi-auto ban unlikely

Colorado lawmakers have pushed forward a slew of aggressive gun control bills that are nearing the governor’s desk for signatures

The Independent UK

Tennessee moves to shield gun firms after school shooting

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

The Independent UK

This GOP member is urging for action on gun control and abortion rights

Rep. Nancy Mace isn't convinced about some of the stances her party is taking. And she's already facing blowback for it.

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Restored Tennessee Rep. Pearson charts progressive path

Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he’d be expelled for leading a gun control protest on the House floor after a school shooting left three children and three adults dead

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Whitmer signs gun control bills passed in response to deadly MSU shooting

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills to combat gun violence Thursday, two months after a mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University left three students dead and five injured.

Tribune News Service

Watch live: Justin Pearson returns to Tennessee House after gun control protest

Watch live as Democratic representative Justin Pearson returns to the Tennessee House of Representatives along with another young Black colleague after leading a gun control protest on the chamber floor.

The Independent UK

Expelled to reinstated: Pearson to return to Tennessee House

The second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House will follow his colleague in a return to the Legislature

The Independent UK

Memphis officials vote to reinstate expelled lawmaker Justin Pearson

Justin Pearson made history last week when he and fellow Democrat Justin Jones were expelled from their elected offices for leading a gun control demonstration on the Tennessee House floor.

Tribune News Service

Second expelled Democratic lawmaker reinstated to Tennessee House

County officials voted unanimously to return Memphis-area state Rep Justin Pearson to the state House

The Independent UK

Commentary: Tennessee Republicans can’t stop progress

Across the country, the illogical priorities of the right have become more and more glaring. And nowhere is this worse than in Tennessee, where conservatives have banned books and drag shows but have done nothing to protect kids from what is now their most likely cause of death: gun violence.…

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Tennessee governor calls for ‘red flag’ law and stronger background checks after gun control protests

Days after GOP lawmakers expelled two Democratic officials over gun control protests demanding urgent reform, the state’s Republican governor is calling for a more-expansive ‘order of protection’ law

Tribune News Service

Maryland delegates pass gun control bill after extended debate on session’s final day

BALTIMORE — After hours of debate Monday that saw tensions rise on the House of Delegates floor during the final day of the General Assembly session, delegates approved a bill to restrict where guns can be carried in public in Maryland.

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Recent bills in Kentucky have loosened restrictions on guns. One more just became law.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Many Democrats, nationally and in Frankfort, have called for more gun control in the wake of the mass shooting event in Louisville.

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Nashville council votes to reinstate expelled Democrat Justin Jones

Republican majority had ousted Jones and fellow house member Justin Pearson over protests they led demanding gun control

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Nashville council to vote on restoring ousted state lawmaker

Nashville officials are poised to vote to reinstate one of the two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by Republican colleagues over their gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting

The Guardian - US

Ousted Tennessee lawmakers say move is ‘attempt to crucify democracy’

Black legislators were expelled for protesting the Republican-controlled house’s inaction after Nashville mass shooting

Tribune News Service

Maryland lawmakers send cannabis legalization, gun control bills to governor ahead of Monday deadline

BALTIMORE — Monthslong debates on the future of gun control and the creation of a recreational cannabis industry in Maryland mostly came to an end Saturday as lawmakers convened in Annapolis ahead of the session’s final day Monday.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: In Tennessee, expelled lawmakers remind a nation what political bravery looks like

The churn of local politics rarely makes national news unless the outlet happens to be C-SPAN, but headlines, history and careers were made during proceedings at Tennessee’s State Capitol on Thursday when a GOP supermajority voted to expel two of three Democratic legislators for their participation in a gun control…

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Tennessee Republicans’ appalling assault on speech and freedom

The expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers for daring to speak out for gun control is a shocking assault on democracy and speech — in an era in which assaults on democracy and speech are becoming all too routine.

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris meets expelled Nashville gun protest lawmakers: ‘You do not silence the people’

‘They chose to show courage in the face of an extreme tragedy’

The Independent UK

How Tennessee GOP's majority used power to expel Democrats

The expulsion of two Tennessee Democrats over a gun control protest is an extraordinary showcase of how the levers of single-party power in America’s statehouses can be pulled not only to shut down opponents, but also to punish them

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