The session was called by GOP Gov. Bill Lee, but his party’s lawmakers turned aside changes sought by him and relatives of the Covenant School shooting victims.
released in May by Vanderbilt University — have shown that the majority of Tennesseans favor some gun control measures, including the extreme-risk protection order — known elsewhere as a red-flag law — that Lee had proposed.The special session is costing Tennessee taxpayers nearly $60,000 a day, officials said — excluding the overtime cost for the extra troopers.
Lee, a staunch advocate of the Second Amendment, had called for the extreme-risk protection order and issued an executive order strengthening the state’s background check system in April, after the March 27 shooting at the ChristianCritics charged that Lee had done little to garner support throughout the state for his proposal but credited him for calling the special session despite internal pressure from GOP leaders to not have it.
Lee, for his part, told reporters Monday that he had been at the Capitol every day speaking to lawmakers. “This conversation’s important,” he added.
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