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Two Democratic members expelled from Tennessee house over gun control protest

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Joe Biden and Barack Obama condemn expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson from Republican-controlled state house

Two Democratic lawmakers have been expelled from Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House, an extraordinary act of political retaliation for their role in a gun control demonstration after the killings at a Nashville elementary school last week.

Thousands of protesters have flocked to the Tennessee state capitol to support three Democratic members who were facing removal. Only two of the three were ultimately forced out.

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Tennessee Republicans bid to expel Democrats who cheered gun control protest

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Republican legislators introduce resolution to remove trio after they supported protest in wake of Nashville school shooting

Republican legislators in Tennessee have begun the process of expelling three Democratic colleagues from the conservative-controlled house over their support for a gun control protest at the state capitol days after a deadly school shooting in Nashville.

On Thursday, hundreds gathered at the capitol to protest against the absence of gun control measures after three nine-year-old students and three staff members were killed at the Covenant school last week, according to a report in the Tennessean.

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Funeral held for ‘spitfire’ teacher killed in Nashville school shooting

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Cindy ‘CiCi’ Peak, 61, was among six victims who were shot to death at the Covenant School

A substitute teacher who was known for her devout Christian faith before she and five others were shot to death at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, was buried Saturday.

The funeral of Cindy “CiCi” Peak, 61, was the second held for a victim of the massacre last Tuesday at the Covenant School. Evelyn Dieckhaus, one of three nine-year-olds killed during the shooting, was buried Friday.

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Funeral for nine-year-old Evelyn Dieckhaus will be first for Nashville shooting victims

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Loved ones described Evelyn as a ‘shining light’ and invited guests to wear joyful hues in tribute to her ‘love of color’

The first funeral service will be held on Friday afternoon for the victims of this week’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Nashville, as the shocked and grieving city continued to mourn the dead after the horrific attack.

Nine-year-old Evelyn Dieckhaus will be memorialized on Friday and laid to rest on Saturday in a private burial, with her loved ones describing the sporty girl as a “shining light” and inviting guests to the funeral service to wear pink or other joyful hues in tribute to her “love of color”.

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Tennessee governor fails to mention gun control in message after shooting

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Republican Bill Lee called for compassion in pre-recorded video but didn’t mention guns after six killed at Nashville school

The Republican governor of Tennessee called for compassion and an end to mass violence but pointedly declined to mention guns or gun control in a message to his state on Tuesday evening, a day after three nine-year-old children and three adults were shot dead at a Christian school in Nashville.

“I understand there is pain,” Bill Lee said in a short, pre-recorded video. “I understand the desperation to have answers, to place blame, to argue about a solution that could prevent this horrible tragedy.”

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Republican congressman says ‘we’re not going to fix’ school shootings

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Tim Burchett says he doesn’t see a role for Congress in preventing tragedies ‘other than mess things up’ after Nashville shooting

After the latest massacre of schoolchildren in the United States, the Republican congressman Tim Burchett answered the question Americans have all but given up asking of their elected officials by telling reporters: “We’re not going to fix it.”

The three-term congressman from Tennessee, the state where an intruder fatally shot three nine-year-old students and three adults at a small Christian school on Monday, appeared to compare the expectation of safety for American schoolchildren with that of soldiers fighting Japanese suicide attackers during the second world war.

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