Parents of Covenant School Shooting survivors speak out against a proposed school gun bill

The House Civil Justice Committee proved to be nearly as eventful on Wednesday as its subcommittee the day before.Representative Jason Powell, D-Nashville, began the meeting by calling for subcommittee chair Representative Lowell Russell, R-Venore, to apologize for removing the spectators who were holding signs and clapping during Tuesday’s meeting. That included family members of Covenant School Shooting survivors.“I think the member and the chair of this Civil Justice Subcommittee owes the public and the people of Tennessee an apology for the way they were treated yesterday. That has no place in this building and to turn a school shooting tragedy into a travesty of democracy and the First Amendment is shameful. And I would ask that member to share with many of these people who are in our audience today, who couldn’t be here, and who are watching to express that apology and make sure that never happens again,” said Representative Powell.