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Tennessee House Expels First Of 3 Democrats For Unruly Protest

Tenn House expels first of 3 Democrats for protest

Protesters gather outside the state Capitol Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn., to demand gun law reform and to support three House Democrats up for expulsion for using a bullhorn to shout support for pro-gun control protesters in the House chamber. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
  • A loud group of demonstrators stormed the Tennessee State Capitol on Thursday to protest a vote in the state House to remove three lawmakers for disrupting the state House floor in Nashville last week during protests for stricter gun control measures.
  • The protesters, gathered both inside and outside the capitol in Nashville, chanted to urge the lawmakers to take action on gun control, as well as vote against expelling the three lawmakers from their positions in the House.
  • “No more silence, end gun violence,” those in attendance chanted. As lawmakers made their way into the chamber, several of the protesters donning March for Our Lives branded clothing chanted, “Free, free, free, free the Tennessee three.”
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