Tennessee Gov. Lee signs bills to shield gunmakers, place armed guards at schools in wake of Covenant shooting
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed bills to shield gun manufacturers from lawsuits and place an armed school resource officer at every school in the state after the Covenant massacre.
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Legislative records show that Lee signed House Bill 1189, which prohibits a person from bringing a qualified civil liability action in court in the state of Tennessee against a dealer, manufacturer, or seller of a firearm, ammunition, or a component part of a firearm or ammunition, with some exceptions.
The legislation, which goes into effect July 1, received final approval from state Senate Republicans on April 18, less than a month after the Christian school massacre. It cleared the state House on March 6, three weeks before the shooting.
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