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      Bishop Barber

      Bishop Barber Leads Nashville 'Moral Monday' Rally Ahead of Vote to Arm Teachers

      "It's simply insane to watch our children get killed and look to guns for an answer," the Poor People's Campaign co-chair said, criticizing a bill that would let faculty members carry firearms in schools.

      Brett Wilkins
      Apr 17, 2023

      As Tennessee's Republican-controlled House of Representatives prepared to vote on a bill that would allow teachers to carry guns in schools, hundreds of faith leaders and other demonstrators rallied outside the state Capitol in Nashville to protest gun violence and demand lawmakers enact firearm control legislation.

      Led by Bishop William Barber II, the "Moral Monday" rally preceded debate by Tennessee state lawmakers over H.B. 1202, which would empower faculty members with enhanced carry permits to carry concealed handguns on school grounds, including in classrooms.

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      'Our Blood, Your Hands': Students Stage National Walkout to Demand Gun Control

      "We're determined to be the last school shooting generation," asserted protest organizer Students Demand Action.

      Brett Wilkins
      Apr 05, 2023

      Students across the United States walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to take part in a nationwide protest demanding gun control legislation amid relentless shootings that have already claimed more than 10,000 lives in a little over three months this year.

      Wednesday's National School Walkout followed a smaller demonstration Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, where six people including three 9-year-old children were shot dead last week at the Covenant School.

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      Nashville Students Rally for Gun Control Ahead of April 5 Nationwide Walkout

      One organizer said that if Tennessee lawmakers "actually cared about protecting kids" they would "address what kills kids every single day" instead of banning books and drag shows.

      Brett Wilkins
      Apr 03, 2023

      A week after six people including three 9-year-old children were shot dead in a Nashville elementary school and two days before planned nationwide protests, thousands of students walked out of classrooms across the Tennesee capital on Monday to demand gun control laws.

      The advocacy group March for Our Lives (MFOL)—founded after the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in Parkland, Florida—organized Monday's protest to urge state lawmakers pass gun control legislation including better background checks and a ban assault weapons.

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