Hundreds of left-wing gun control protesters “stormed” the Tennessee state Capitol Thursday, clashing with law enforcement and shouting threats at lawmakers.
At least one person was detained in a clash with law enforcement as the crowd was trying to force themselves into a hallway where a lawmaker was headed to the restroom.
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Many online have compared it to Jan. 6, calling it an “insurrection.”
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) asked on Twitter, “Will the Left call this an insurrection too?”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said, “The trans mob are literally doing exactly what people did on J6 in Tennessee today after a trans murdered children & adults at a school shooting and on the eve of the ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ in DC.”
She asked, “Will there be the same accountability for them as J6’ers?”
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“No action, no peace,” the protesters in the House chamber could be heard shouting in a video posted by The Tennessee Holler.
State Rep. Justin Jones (D) is seen holding a sign and shouting from a bullhorn on the floor next to State Reps. Justin Pearson (D) and Rep. Gloria Johnson (D).
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Pearson tweeted, “We took to the House floor demanding justice to end the support of the NRA, end the support of gun violence, & end support of these guns. The @TNGOP continue to support gun violence to the detriment of children, parents, & families. We must never quit!”
Johnson posted a video of protesters shouting, “What do we want? Gun control. When do we want it? Now.”
The anti-gun protesters destroyed signs of people with different views.
“Sarah Astor, 24, and Sean McGill, 25, had a sign that read: ‘The only thing stopping a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.’ Astor and McGill were approached by several people who ripped up the sign,” The Tennessean reports.
