Reinstated Tennessee lawmaker blocked from carrying infant-sized casket onto House floor in latest gun protest
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Two state lawmakers previously expelled and reinstated from the Tennessee state legislature appeared at the Capitol carrying coffins during a gun control protest.
Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson appeared at a political demonstration Monday calling for government action to more aggressively restrict gun ownership.
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The protests were organized by Bishop William Barber II of the Protestant Disciples of Christ church.
Attendees carried caskets meant to symbolize victims of gun violence.
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Jones, who was reinstated to the General Assembly last week, used his access as a lawmaker to bring an infant-sized casket into the legislature.
The sergeant-at-arms stopped Jones from bringing the prop onto the floor of the assembly.
Pearson was also present, holding a separate infant-sized casket at the door of the assembly.
Democrats Pearson, Jones and Rep. Gloria Johnson, who have been called the “Tennessee Three,” interrupted a House session on March 30, just three days after a shooting conducted by a transgender activist at a Christian school left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead.
All three lawmakers faced possible expulsion for “disorderly behavior,” though Johnson, who is White, did not use a bullhorn to rally gun control protesters.
Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.