Republicans on the Tennessee House Education Administration Committee voted Wednesday to advance legislation allowing armed teachers for classroom defense in response to the March 27, 2023, shooting at a Christian school.
Breitbart News reported that the school did not have armed defense when a 28-year-old transgender shooter came on campus March 27 and shot and killed six people.
Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones (D) tweeted video showing members of the Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Moms Demand Action gun control group lashing out at Republicans for advancing legislation that would allow teachers to be armed to protect students:
Prior the passage of the legislation, Moms Demand Action\u2019s Shannon Watts tweeted that her group was \u201cout in force\u201d to oppose the \u201cdeadly policy\u201d of arming teachers for classroom defense.
Watts also claimed, \u201cGuns in schools don\u2019t make anyone safer \u2013 especially Black students. Teachers aren\u2019t sharpshooters; they should never be asked to shoot students (most school shooters are students). Lawmakers must pass policies to keep guns out of schools BEFORE violence occurs.\u201d
Breitbart News reported that Nashville police indicated that the transgender shooter who attacked the Christian school actually considered striking another target as well, but abandoned those plans after the other location proved to have too much security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n