Mary Joyce, a Covenant School mother, reacts after the Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Democratic Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson leads a prayer outside the House chamber after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Democratic Tennessee State Representatives Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones speak to media outside the House chamber after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Democratic Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson speaks to media outside the House chamber after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Democratic Tennessee State Representative Jason Powell and his wife Heather Powell embrace outside the House chamber after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Democratic Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson speaks to supporters outside the House chamber after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

A woman reacts after Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Representative Justin Jones makes a sign during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Democratic representative Jason Powell looks on during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Gun reform activists hold signs in the Tennessee house gallery during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Covenant School families speak during a press conference after Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Covenant School families speak during a press conference after Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Speaker of the House of Tennessee Republican Cameron Sexton looks on as the Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee speaks to the press after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee speaks to the press after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee speaks to the press after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee speaks to the press after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Sarah Shoop Neumann reacts as she speaks with representatives Jason Powell, Gloria Johnson, and Justin Pearson after Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Representative Justin Pearson of Memphis prays after Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Representative Jason Powell of Nashville holds a sign after Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Representatives Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin Pearson of Memphis speak to gun reform activists after Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Covenant School families react during special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Sarah Neumann is embraced as Tennessee House Republicans call for a vote to end special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

A man argues with Mary Joyce, a Covenant School mother, after the Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Covenant School mothers leave the house gallery after Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Mary Joyce, a Covenant School mother, reacts after the Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Speaker of the House of Tennessee, Republican Cameron Sexton looks on as tempers flared after Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Speaker of the House of Tennessee, Republican Cameron Sexton looks on before the Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Democratic Tennessee State Representatives Justin J. Pearson and Gloria Johnson embrace Covenant School mom Sarah Shoop Neumann after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Democratic Tennessee State Representatives Justin J. Pearson and Gloria Johnson embrace Covenant School mom Sarah Shoop Neumann after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

A sign is seen left on Democratic Tennessee State Representatives Justin Jones's desk after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

A sign is seen left on Democratic Tennessee State Representatives Justin Jones's desk after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Democratic Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones retrieves a sign from his desk after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Representative Justin Pearson shouts at Republican representative William Lamberth (not pictured) after tempers flared on the house floor after Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Republican representative William Lamberth leaves the Tennessee House floor after Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Tennessee Democratic State Representative Justin J. Pearson argues with Republican Representative William Lamberth after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Tennessee Democratic State Representative Justin J. Pearson argues with Republican Representative William Lamberth after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Tennessee Democratic State Representative Justin J. Pearson yells after Republican Representatives as they exit the House chamber after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Democratic Tennessee State Representatives Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones hold signs in protest after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton pushes past Democratic State Representatives Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Democratic Tennessee State Representatives Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones hold signs in protest after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Democratic Tennessee State Representatives Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones hold signs in protest after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton pushes past Democratic State Representatives Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Democratic Tennessee State Representatives Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones hold signs in protest after a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Lobbyists look on from the House gallery as Tennessee House Republicans have clamped down on access to the House gallery, barring a section off to the public and making it only accessible to lobbyists and members of the press during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Gun reform activists hold signs in the Tennessee House gallery during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

A gun reform activist shouts inside the Tennessee State Capitol building after Democratic Tennesse State Representative Justin Jones was silenced by a procedural move during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Democratic Tennesse State Representative Justin Jones speaks on the Tennessee house floor before he was silenced by a procedural move during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Democratic Tennessee State Representative Antonio Parkinson shakes hands with gun reform activists at the Tennessee State Capitol building after Democratic Tennesse State Representative Justin Jones was silenced by a procedural move during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Tennessee State Troopers look on inside the Tennessee State Capitol building after Democratic Tennesse State Representative Justin Jones was silenced by a procedural move during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

A view of the section of the Tennessee House gallery that has been blocked off to the public and only accessible to lobbyists and members of the press during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

Gun reform activists shout inside the Tennessee State Capitol building after Democratic Tennesse State Representative Justin Jones was silenced by a procedural move during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald 

People protest from the House gallery after Democratic Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones was silenced by a procedural move during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Democratic Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones stands outside the House chamber after he and other Democratic representatives walked out after he was silenced by a procedural move during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Protesters are removed from the House gallery after Democratic Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones was silenced by a procedural move during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Protesters are removed from the House gallery after Democratic Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones was silenced by a procedural move during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Democratic Tennessee State Representative Gloria Johnson cheers on protestors as they are removed from the House gallery after Democratic State Representative Justin Jones was silenced by a procedural move during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Tennessee State Senators gather during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Covenant School parents hold signs in the Senate gallery above the chamber floor advocating for gun law reform during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr 

Mary Joyce, a Covenant School mom holds a sign in the Senate gallery above the chamber floor advocating for gun law reform during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr