Tennessee families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes, but get mixed results

by KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press

Tue, September 19th 2023, 12:07 PM UTC

FILE - Covenant School parent Mary Joyce is overcome with emotion as she speaks outside the House chamber a special session of the state legislature on public safety adjourned Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Throughout the corridors of many state Capitols, families are sharing emotionally gutting stories of tragedy caused by mass school shootings with the hope that revealing their trauma will convince lawmakers on either side of the political aisle to reconsider firearm policies. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

FILE - Covenant School parent Sarah Shoop Neumann, second from left, wipes tears as she and other members of the audience are removed from the House Civil Justice Subcommittee meeting by the Republican chairman during a special session of the state legislature on public safety, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Throughout the corridors of many state Capitols, families are sharing emotionally gutting stories of tragedy caused by mass school shootings with the hope that revealing their trauma will convince lawmakers on either side of the political aisle to reconsider firearm policies. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

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FILE - Covenant School parent Mary Joyce is overcome with emotion as she speaks outside the House chamber a special session of the state legislature on public safety adjourned Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Throughout the corridors of many state Capitols, families are sharing emotionally gutting stories of tragedy caused by mass school shootings with the hope that revealing their trauma will convince lawmakers on either side of the political aisle to reconsider firearm policies. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

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