The Tennessee state legislature passed a bill Tuesday that, if it becomes law, would allow teachers or school staff to have concealed handguns in schools—a move that came a little more than one year after six were killed in a school shooting in Nashville.32. That’s at least how many states have some kind of law allowing teachers to carry guns in K-12 schools, according to the Giffords Law Center. The circumstances around what is required of teachers to get approval to carry guns differ state to state, and in some states they differ between private and public schools. Tennessee Democrats were staunchly against the bill in both the House and Senate. After the bill passed the House on Tuesday, the Tennessee Senate Democrats criticized Republicans, posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the GOP had a “shameful and shameless response to gun violence in schools: more guns.” Tennessee Democratic Sen. London Lamar said it was “disgusting” the bill passed the House and called it “one of the most dangerous bills to come out this session,” adding: “more kids are at risk of getting shot.. this isn’t pro-life.”Whether Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, R, signs the bill into law. It can become law without his signature, per Tennessee law, and Lee has never vetoed a bill. In March 2023, a shooter entered The Covenant School in Nashville and opened fire, killing three students and three teachers before being killed by police. The shooter—who police said was a 28-year-old Nashville resident named Audrey Hale they believed to be a former student of the school—entered the school with two assault-type rifles and a handgun. Officials said after the shooting they believed Hale was transgender and had left behind a manifesto. The shooting was one of more than 650 mass shootings last year, which was the second-worst year for mass shootings since the Gun Violence Archive began tracking. The shooting led to a special session for the legislature in which lawmakers discussed proposals on mental health and resources the state, which has relaxed gun laws, could provide schools. But little real change came out of the session, Chalkbeat Tennessee reported, which left parents, students and gun violence advocates frustrated.


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