Breaking impasse, Tennessee lawmakers adjourn tumultuous session spurred by school shooting

Published August 29, 2023 1:30 PM

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE
Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have ended a special session initially touted to improve public safety in the wake of a deadly school shooting. The GOP-dominant Statehouse refused to take up gun control measures over the past week and lawmakers instead spent most of their time involved in political infighting. In a particularly heated moment, House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Democratic Rep. Justin Pearson on Tuesday appeared to have a brief physical interaction where both accused each other of shoving within moments of the House chamber adjourning the special session.

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