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A crowd of teenagers hold signs in the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday as part of a rally to urge lawmakers to take up gun safety laws. (Photo: John Partipilo)

From grief to action in Nashville, protesters demand change at the state capitol

By Adam Friedman - March 30, 2023

Reps. Justin Jones, right, Justin Pearson, bottom, and Gloria Johnson, left, bring a megaphone onto the Tennessee House floor on March 30, 2023. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Chaos erupts at Tennessee Capitol over demand for gun safety measures

By Sam Stockard - March 30, 2023

Sen. Todd Gardnehire, R-Chattanooga, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he will not take up any more gun-related bills this legislative session. (Photo: John Partipilo)

Senate Judiciary Committee won’t take up gun bills in wake of church massacre

By Sam Stockard - March 30, 2023

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Let’s remind politicians that we love our children more than guns.

BY Janel Lacy - March 30, 2023

John Cole’s Tennessee: Again.

BY John Cole - March 29, 2023

A grim theory on how we get gun safety laws

BY Mark Harmon - March 28, 2023

Stockard on the Stump: I’ll take the firing squad for $100, please

BY Sam Stockard - March 24, 2023

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BY Jennifer Shutt - March 21, 2023

Lieutenant governor posted regularly on Knoxville man’s racy Instagram

BY Lookout Staff - March 9, 2023

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BY Anita Wadhwani - March 7, 2023

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Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake addresses members of the media on Monday, March 27, after a school shooting at a private elementary school in Nashville. (Photo: John Partipilo)

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By Sam Stockard - March 28, 2023

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By Lookout Staff - March 28, 2023

From left, Emma Bushong, Sarah Kate Esquivel and Katherine Dix grieve for the victims of the Covenant School shooting during a community vigil at Belmont United Methodist Church Monday. (Photo: John Partipilo)

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