A gun protester holds up a sign during the first day of the special session on Aug. 21, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal.)
Here is a look at some of the action from the first day of the special session on public safety in Nashville on Monday.
Tempers rise during a House floor debate on rules for the special session on Aug. 21, 2023. From left are Reps. John Ray Clemmons (D-Nashville), Harold Love (D-Nashville), William Lamberth (R-Portland), and Sam Whitson (R-Franklin). (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal).Sen. Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) and Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) the first day of the special session on Aug. 21, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal.)House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) presides on the first day of the special session on Aug. 21, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal.)Gun protesters attend the first day of the special session on Aug. 21, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal.)Reps. Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby), left, and Joe Towns (D-Memphis) confer on the first day of the special session on Aug. 21, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal.)Rep. Tim Rudd (R-Murfreesboro) attends the first day of the special session on Aug. 21, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal.)Rep. Justin Lafferty (R-Knoxville) looks up at the gallery during the first day of the special session on Aug. 21, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal.)Gun protesters attend the first day of the special session while a state trooper with a body camera watches on Aug. 21, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal.)
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