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Rep. Ryan Williams, R-Cookeville, left, listens to debate of his bill to allow some teachers to be armed in schools on the House floor during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
State Rep. Ryan Williams, R-Cookeville, left, listens to debate over his bill to allow some teachers to be armed in school during a legislative session on the House floor Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
People protest outside the House chamber after legislation passed that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
People in the gallery of the House chamber are removed by state troopers after a bill allowing some teachers to be armed in schools passes during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Emmie Wolf-Dubin, center, yells during a protest outside the House chamber after legislation passed that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
People hold signs in the gallery against a bill that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session in the House chamber Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Rep. Ryan Williams, R-Cookeville, right, watches his bill to allow some teachers to be armed in schools pass the House as others react during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
People protest outside the House chamber after legislation passed that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Rep. Ryan Williams, R-Cookeville, reaches for a piece of candy on the clerk's desk in the House chamber during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. State Republican lawmakers have passed a bill, sponsored by Williams, that would let some teachers and staff carry concealed handguns on public school grounds. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)