

People join hands and surround the Tennessee State Capitol in prayer ahead of a special session on public safety in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


A supporter of gun reform holds a book during a House Civil Justice Committee where gun laws were discussed on the third day of the special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald


People pray in front of the Tennessee State Capitol ahead of a special session on public safety in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr


Parents of students of the Covenant School sit in the 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 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr


A pro-gun demonstrator carrying an AR-15 rifle stands outside the Tennessee State Capitol after the first day of a special session on public safety is adjourned in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr


Members of the Proud Boys gather in front of the Tennessee State Capitol ahead of a special session on public safety in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


People hold hands as they gather around the Tennessee State Capitol building for prayer ahead of the special session to debate gun reform in the state, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. August 21,2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald


Members of the Proud Boys gather near the Tennessee State Capitol ahead of a special session on public safety in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr


Supporters of gun reform hold signs ahead of a House Civil Justice Committee, on the third day of the special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald


A supporter of gun reform holds her hands up that reads "their blood" during a House Civil Justice Committee, on the third day of the special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald


A supporter of gun reform holds their cell phone up during a House Civil Justice Committee on the third day of the special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald


Protestors yell at legislators outside the House Chamber during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, at the Tennessee State Capitol, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr


A Tennessee State Trooper guards the House Chamber gallery during a special session on public safety in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr


Democratic Representative from Memphis Justin Pearson is sworn in ahead of a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of March's the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald


People hold hands as they gather around the Tennessee State Capitol building for a prayer ahead of the special session to debate gun reform in the state, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. August 21,2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald


People cry during a House Civil Justice Committee where bill HB7086 advanced on the third day of special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald


Lawmakers pledge allegiance at the start of a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr


Spectators and legislators pray inside the House Chamber at the start of the second day of a special session on public safety, at the Tennessee State Capitol, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr


Spectators in the gallery of the House chamber hold signs 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 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr


A member of the Proud Boys presses his head against the head of a person he is arguing with, in front of the Tennessee State Capitol ahead of a special session on public safety in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr


Supporters of gun reform hold their signs up during a House Civil Justice Committee on the third day of the special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald
Protests, pleas and prayers as Tennessee legislature opens gun safety special session








