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Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting
![George Walker Iv 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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a857033fe275482e9a579d1b0b9e4977/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1c5a90e8954742fead726f36291e5bd2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9bd54ee6cddd4c8ea7bbe938123dfd28/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/11f8ea299d99418a86f05155e16069df/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/58be92412f154fe7954a565ec87bdd57/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ef1412ec28b64e65b4728c5220a276b0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/80a4094a1f1d4522b84f4d8259fed36e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/960006c442e74c13acc93983070ffd18/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)
![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)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bb351962140c4eaa9756da8339326ae4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
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)