Tennessee governor declines to say if he has enough votes for gun proposal

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee wouldn’t say whether his proposal to keep firearms away from dangerous people has enough support inside Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse to survive the upcoming special legislative session. In roughly three weeks, lawmakers are expected to be called back to Nashville to address possible changes to the state’s gun laws. Lee called the special session after the Republican lawmakers initially refused to consider his proposal designed to keep guns away from people who could harm themselves or others. However, on Friday, Lee wouldn’t say whether he had the votes to get his own proposal past the Republican supermajority and wouldn’t answer who would be sponsoring his legislation.