Tennessee Governor Moving Ahead With Special Session on Public Safety, Gun Violence

Tennessee Governor Moving Ahead With Special Session on Public Safety, Gun Violence
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks in the East Room of the White House on April 30, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Chase Smith
Updated:
0:00

Despite musings of some political pundits in Tennessee, Republican Gov. Bill Lee said his office is moving forward with plans to hold a special session focused on public safety in August.

Mr. Lee announced the special session in April after state legislators failed to take up his proposal for enhancements to the state’s Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws. The governor proposed the changes following the March 27 shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, in which three children and three adults were killed.

Chase Smith
Chase Smith
Author
Chase is an award-winning journalist. He covers national news for The Epoch Times and is based out of Tennessee. For news tips, send Chase an email at [email protected] or connect with him on X.
twitter
Related Topics