The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to reappoint Justin Pearson and Justin Jones to the Tennessee House of Representatives, after the legislature had voted to expel them for participating in a protest against gun violence. The two lawmakers have vowed to continue their fight for gun reform, and their reinstatement is a reminder that the people's voices cannot be silenced.
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President Joe Biden is expected to address the Nashville Christian school shooting on Monday and reiterate his call on Congress to take legislative action to address the gun violence epidemic. Biden has already taken executive action and signed legislation, but White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said more must be done. At least three children and three adults were killed in the shooting, and Jean-Pierre said that “schools should be safe spaces for our kids to grow and learn.”