Most <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-bill-lee-to-send-tennessee-national-guard-troops-to-combat-unprecedented-crisis-at-the-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennesseans</a> want authorities to focus on arresting dangerous people rather than confiscating weapons from those deemed mentally ill, according to a new poll that comes as Republican Governor Bill Lee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-bill-lee-calls-on-legislature-to-pass-red-flag-law-signs-exec-order-intensifying-gun-background-checks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushes</a> for a variation of a red flag law following the Covenant School shooting. 
Two-thirds of those surveyed want current laws to be enforced to remove dangerous people from the public “rather than passing new ones that would leave them in the neighborhood,” according to a <a href="https://coefficient.org/tn-2a-memo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">co/efficient poll</a> shared exclusively with The Daily Wire. Lee has called for a special session in August to pass the gun legislation, sparking debate within the Tennessee GOP, which is largely made up of staunch pro-Second Amendment conservatives. Lee’s office attempted to assuage <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/conservatives-slam-tennessee-gov-lee-for-calling-special-session-after-lawmakers-reject-gun-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conservative fears</a>, telling The Daily Wire that the governor’s proposal is different from red flag laws passed by other states. 
“To be clear, the Governor does not support red flag laws. His proposal is different from any law across the country – it would strengthen Tennessee&#8217;s existing law around the order of protection process for cases of domestic violence and enhance support for law enforcement, ensure due process, require the highest burden of proof, and boost mental health support,” said Press Secretary Jade Byers. 
The co/efficient survey, conducted between May 30 and June 1, gathered data from 1,770 likely general election voters. According to the poll, Lee gained support among voters when he signed a bill into law requiring an armed security officer at every Tennessee public school — 77% of those surveyed supported the move.
“It’s important to note that this proposal is just one part of the ongoing, larger conversation with legislators about a number of proposals to strengthen public safety and preserve constitutional rights,” Byers added. “The Governor will continue to work with the General Assembly to secure schools and protect communities, just like we did with our strong school safety package this year, which included more than $230 million to&#8221; various school security and mental health resources. 
The Republican governor&#8217;s push for more school security and an &#8220;order of protection&#8221; law comes in the wake of a shooter murdering three students and three adults at The Covenant School in Nashville on March 27. The 28-year-old trans-identifying shooter was receiving treatment for an “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nashville-shooter-was-receiving-treatment-for-emotional-disorder-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emotional disorder</a>,” according to Nashville police, and her parents did not want her to own guns.
Red flag laws, also called “extreme risk protection” laws, are in effect in 19 states — including in Republican-led Indiana and Florida. The controversial laws specifically target those deemed to have mental health issues and allow a state court to issue an order for law enforcement to confiscate weapons from those ruled to be at risk.
Opponents of red flag laws argue that they pose a threat to Second Amendment rights and due process, and do not prevent criminal acts. Lee’s proposal is slightly different as it requires a hearing where a person can offer a defense before a judge would be allowed to order authorities to confiscate weapons, <a href="https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jun/03/tn-gov-lees-red-flag-proposal-narrower-slower-tfp/#/questions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Before ordering that a person’s guns be taken away, a judge would have to see proof of &#8220;mental illness, serious behavioral condition or serious emotional disturbance.&#8221;
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When first surveyed, 62% of Tennessee voters backed a red flag law, but that support dropped to just 41% after the survey explained that the law confiscates firearms of those deemed to have a mental illness but “leaves threatening individuals in the community.” Thirty-seven percent said they oppose a red flag law and 22% are unsure.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton told The Daily Wire that he is currently working to prepare for the special session, emphasizing that he wants to focus on re-examining existing laws.
“I do not support red flag laws,&#8221; Sexton said. &#8220;I have been working with stakeholders, the medical community, law enforcement, and the judicial system in preparation for the special session. We have existing laws in code that can be used; we must re-examine how they are or are not working, revise them if necessary, and close any existing loopholes.&#8221;

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Poll: Most Tennesseans Want Authorities Focusing On Dangerous People, Not Guns, As Governor Pushes ‘Order Of Protection’ Law

Poll: Most Tennesseans Want Authorities To Focusing On Dangerous People, Not Guns, As Governor Pushes 'Order Of Protection' Law 

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Tennessee

Jury selection begins Wednesday in the trial of a former school officer accused of failing to confront the mass killer who gunned down 14 students at a public school in Parkland, Florida, in 2018.
Scot Peterson, who was tasked with protecting Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is charged with <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/national/2023/05/30/florida-deputy-faces-trial-for-alleged-failure-to-confront-parkland-school-shooter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seven counts of felony child neglect</a> related to four murdered students and three others who were injured on the third floor during the shooting. The Daily Wire is not naming the shooter due to company policy about not giving notoriety to mass killers.
<a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/officer-accused-hiding-during-parkland-30110196" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victims’ parents</a> dubbed Peterson “the coward of Broward,” expressing their support for the prosecution. Andrew Pollack, the father of one of the victims, stated that Peterson “wouldn&#8217;t have gone in with full body armor and a bazooka.” Pollack&#8217;s 18-year-old daughter, Meadow, was murdered during the shooting.
Peterson, 60, also faces three counts of misdemeanor culpable negligence and a perjury charge for allegedly lying to investigators.  If convicted, Peterson could face nearly a century in prison for the child neglect charges alone and would lose his $104,000 pension.
The National Association of School Resource Officers stated that Peterson’s prosecution is a first. His trial begins as Texas authorities investigate the officers who didn’t confront the Uvalde gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school last May. None of the Texas officers have been charged.
Robert Jarvis, a Nova Southeastern University professor, stated that Peterson deserved to be terminated from his job but described his prosecution as an “overreach” and said Peterson “is being used as a scapegoat” for the “many people [who] failed on February 14,” the day of the tragedy.
Peterson <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/national/2023/05/30/florida-deputy-faces-trial-for-alleged-failure-to-confront-parkland-school-shooter/">reportedly</a> entered the building with his gun drawn 73 seconds before the shooter arrived, but he retreated rather than confront the shooter.  Peterson then reportedly hid from the gunman in a spot with his weapon drawn for 48 minutes – 45 minutes after the shooting ended.  
He said he thought the shots were coming from a sniper outside, and Peterson’s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said 22 defense witnesses also thought the shots were coming from outside the building.
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Oral arguments are scheduled to begin on June 14.  For Peterson to be convicted of child neglect, prosecutors must show that he was a “caretaker” of the children under Florida law. Florida is one of a <a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/trial-of-former-deputy-accused-of-failing-to-confront-parkland-shooter/44049451" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handful of states</a> that allow a six-member jury to try non-capital offenses.
The judge, Martin Fein, noted that courts have traditionally interpreted the Florida statute broadly, finding babysitters and even kidnappers as “caretakers.”  Eiglarsh argues that most police officers are exempt from this classification and that the shooter’s weapon was far superior to Peterson’s.

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Trial Begins For Former School Resource Officer Accused Of Hiding Outside During Parkland Shooting

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Florida

Parkland Shooting

U.S.

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> House Republicans have sent a letter to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nashville</a> chief of police asking for the release of the writings and toxicology reports for the trans-identifying shooter who killed six people at a Christian school in March. 
Republicans at the state House, led by House Speaker Cameron Sexton and House Republican Caucus Chair Jeremy Faison, sent the letter on Monday saying the information is vital to understanding the killer&#8217;s motives before a special session called by Republican Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Lee</a>. 
&#8220;In order for this special session to be successful, it is paramount we understand the behavior and motives of the Covenant School perpetrator,” the letter says. “We respectfully request the release of the perpetrator’s writings as well as relevant medical records and toxicology reports.”
The letter, addressed to Chief John Drake, began by thanking Metro Nashville Police Department for its response to the mass shooting, which killed three 9-year-old students and three staff members. 
“We are united in our shared common goal and duty to protect the safety and well-being of Tennesseans. The release of these records is critical to the General Assembly’s ability to construct effective solutions that can prevent future acts of violence. The citizens of this state and their elected representatives must have adequate time to review them,” the letter, signed by 66 Republican representatives, says. 
Lee, who signed a $230 million bill that increases funding for school safety measures last week, has called a special session for August 21 to review potential gun legislation. The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-bill-lee-calls-on-legislature-to-pass-red-flag-law-signs-exec-order-intensifying-gun-background-checks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">governor has asked</a> for a type of “red flag” law that he has referred to as “an order of protection law.” 
Republicans in the state assembly have so far resisted calls for red flag-style legislation, arguing that those policies infringe on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/second-amendment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Second Amendment</a> rights. GOP lawmakers have also said they would like more details on the shooter’s motive before considering any legislation. 
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“The perpetrator of these horrific acts murdered six Christians and Tennesseans have demanded we take action,” Faison said Monday. “If we hope to pass meaningful legislation that effectively deters this kind of targeted attack, we must have all the facts to make informed decisions.”
Nashville police have refrained from releasing the killer&#8217;s manifesto, citing pending legal action. A Davidson County judge <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/nashville-covenant-school-shooters-unredacted-manifesto-given-judge-ahead-public-hearing-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was given</a> an unredacted copy on Friday to review.

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TN House Republicans Ask For Release Of Nashville Shooter’s Toxicology Report, Writings

TN House Republicans Ask For Release Of Nashville Shooter's Toxicology Report, Writings

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Mass Shooting

Nashville

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Republicans

The Covenant School

Public schools in Broward County, Florida, will mandate clear backpacks for all students beginning next school year.
The school district announced Friday afternoon that all students would only be allowed to bring clear backpacks to school beginning in August. The decision came after a student in the district was arrested for making a school shooting threat. It also comes five years after the district was rocked by the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
&#8220;Providing safe learning environments that are conducive to student learning is of the highest importance, not just for Broward County Public Schools but for school districts across the nation,&#8221; Interim Superintendent Earlean C. Smiley said in a statement, via <a href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/broward-county-public-schools-to-only-allow-clear-backpacks-next-school-year/3028855/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC 6 South Florida</a>. &#8220;This added layer of security is a game-changer. It will allow school security personnel and everyone on campus to quickly spot and report if someone has brought a prohibited item to school, and it will also help serve as a deterrent.&#8221;
<div class="recirc-module">According to the district <a href="https://www.browardschools.com/clearbackpacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, the new rules apply to all students in grades K-12. Only clear backpacks, purses, duffel bags, lunch boxes, and related items are allowed, and all contents within them must be visible. The only exceptions are:</div>
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<li>school approved sport-specific carrying cases for sport equipment</li>
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The decision came in response to a school shooting threat from a student this week. Police arrested an 18-year-old student at J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs after she allegedly threatened to carry out the shooting when the bell rang at the beginning of the school day, <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/05/06/high-school-student-faces-19-charges-over-school-shooting-threat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Local 10</a> reported. The threat said that the assailant would &#8220;secretly&#8221; shoot students; it also said that there would be more than one shooter. The threat was not specific about which school it would target, which set off false alarms at schools throughout South Florida.
The suspect faces three counts of written threats and one count of false reports, both second-degree felonies; as well as 15 counts of knowingly disrupting or interfering with the lawful administration or functions of an educational institution, a second-degree misdemeanor.
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Last week, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flint-michigan-school-district-bans-backpacks-after-multiple-violent-threats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Flint, Michigan</a>, school district went one step further. The Flint Board of Education voted unanimously last week to ban students from carrying backpacks at all. The decision came after two separate safety incidents occurred at Southwestern Classical Academy in Flint, both of which prompted officials to close schools in the area. The policy went into effect on Monday.
As of Monday, students are <a href="https://www.flintschools.org/apps/news/article/1757540" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not allowed</a> to carry backpacks into school buildings. Small purses carrying personal items, clear plastic bags with gym clothes, and lunchboxes are allowed within reason, the letter noted, but those bags will still be subject to search. If a student brings a backpack to school, the office will not keep the student’s belongings. Instead, he or she will be sent to the school office and a parent or guardian will pick up the student’s belongings. Athletes will also have to drop off their equipment at the front office every day.
“Across the country, we have seen an increase in threatening behavior and contraband, including weapons, being brought into schools at all levels,” Superintendent Kevelin Jones wrote in a <a href="https://www.flintschools.org/apps/news/article/1757528" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to parents Thursday. “Backpacks make it easier for students to hide weapons, which can be disassembled and harder to identify or hidden in pockets, inside books or under other items. Clear backpacks do not completely fix this issue. By banning backpacks altogether and adding an increased security presence across the district, we can better control what is being brought into our buildings.”

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Broward County Mandates Clear Backpacks Next School Year After Student Threatens Shooting

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Education

Public Schools

Safety

A 14-year-old Serbian student allegedly opened fire at a school in Belgrade, Serbia, on Wednesday morning, killing eight children and a school guard. Six other children and a teacher were injured in the attack before the suspected shooter was arrested in the schoolyard.
The suspected assailant allegedly used his father’s gun at the Vladislav Ribnikar school in the central Vracar neighborhood, according to the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65468404?at_campaign_type=owned&amp;at_campaign=Social_Flow&amp;at_link_type=web_link&amp;at_ptr_name=twitter&amp;at_bbc_team=editorial&amp;at_medium=social&amp;at_link_origin=BBCBreaking&amp;at_format=link&amp;at_link_id=509D12DA-E997-11ED-9A8C-1A003AE5AB7B">BBC</a>.
“The police sent all available patrols immediately to the spot and arrested a suspected minor — a seventh-grade student who is suspected of firing several shots from his father&#8217;s gun in the direction of students and school security,” Serbia’s interior ministry stated.
“[The suspect] first shot the teacher and then he started shooting randomly,” Milan Milosevic, who said his daughter was in the class where the shooter fired, told broadcaster N1. “I saw the security guard lying under the table. I saw two girls with blood on their shirts. They say he [the shooter] was quiet and a good pupil. He recently joined their class.”
“I asked where is my child but no one could tell me anything at first,” he <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/03/teenage-boy-opens-fire-in-school-in-serbian-capital/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social">added</a>. “Then she called and we found out she was out.” He said his daughter told him that after shooting the teacher, the shooter fired at children who ducked under their desks.
“I was able to hear the shooting. It was nonstop,&#8221; one student <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/en/news/thp/2023-05-03/urgent-teenage-boy-opens-fire-in-school-in-serbia-capital?utm_content=business&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;cmpid=socialflow-facebook-business&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR19gVhwBz9omFULtwsorZBKggcBF1FJxcZg7gTrBC1zg6m-BkIoPgVU0mA&amp;leadSource=uverify%20wall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. She said she was in a sports class downstairs when the shooter started firing. “I didn’t know what was happening. We were receiving some messages on the phone.”
“He was having good grades, but we didn’t know much about him,” the girl said. “He was not so open with everybody. Surely I wasn’t expecting this to happen.”

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Teenage Boy Allegedly Kills 9 In School Shooting In Serbia

Belgrade

Serbia

World

An Ohio school district centered in a <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11984051/Rural-Ohio-school-district-allow-teachers-staff-ARM-guns.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tiny town</a> of 560 people has responded to recent school shootings by permitting its teachers to be armed.
River Valley Local School District in Caledonia, which has roughly 2,000 students from around the area, citing a law signed by Governor Mike DeWine in June 2022, said it will allow staff members in its high school, middle school, Heritage, and Liberty elementary schools to arm themselves.
“Our schools will no longer be soft targets and unprotected,” Superintendent Adam Wickham told The <a href="https://www.marionstar.com/story/news/local/2023/04/13/river-valley-local-schools-implements-policy-allowing-armed-staff/70094069007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marion Star</a>. “Most active-shooter events occur in areas of ‘gun-free zones’ or with minimal safety measures in place. We want to ensure our schools will not be soft targets.”
“As a rural community, response times can often be minutes away in the event of an active shooter,” he continued. “The use of armed staff in our buildings can potentially save lives by providing a more immediate response to the threat. Recent school shootings such as in Nashville, Uvalde (Texas), and Parkland (Florida) clearly show that the quicker the response time, the more likely you are to potentially save lives.”
Wickham noted that the River Valley Local Schools policy has more stringent training than state requirements.
The bill DeWine signed, House Bill 99, states that it “allows the previous practice of permitting school boards to choose to arm specific staff members and mandates reasonable training requirements for those individuals.”
“Some have expressed questions about the training and selection process,” Wickham acknowledged. “The vast majority of parents have expressed appreciation for the proactive approach in protecting their children. That is really a main reason for adopting the use of armed staff. While we understand not everyone will support this program, every safety measure we take at River Valley, including the use of armed staff, is put in place to try and ensure our staff and students can go home safely to their families and loved ones, each and every day.”
“The River Valley Board had previously approved the use of armed staff for the 2020-21 school year,” Wickham said. “At that time the use of armed staff for the 2020-21 school year was confidential as protected by Ohio law, as part of the district’s safety plan. School districts had to suspend the use of armed staff with the Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling in the summer of 2021. Once HB 99 was passed, training details were released by the state in December of 2022, I recommended to the board resuming this program and the board approved the use of armed staff at the Jan. 12, 2023, meeting.”

9mm Handgun for Teacher

‘Our Schools Will No Longer Be Soft Targets’: Tiny Rural Ohio Town Lets Staff Arm Themselves

Tiny Rural Ohio Town Lets Staff Arm Themselves

Ohio

Students and parents at The Covenant School in <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nashville</a>, Tennessee, where three children and three staff members were killed in a recent shooting, were greeted with a magnificent double rainbow as they <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/christianity?_gl=1*ss5fzo*_ga*NzUzNDA5ODIxLjE2NzkzMjkzNzM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY4MTQ4MjQ2OC4xMDAuMS4xNjgxNDg5OTExLjU4LjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">gathered</a> for the first time in weeks.
Dave Barnes, a contemporary Christian singer and songwriter from Nashville, posted video and images on Thursday evening of parents and children enjoying the rainbows, which pierced the partly cloudy sky as the families assembled for the first chapel service hosted by The Covenant School since the massacre.
“It was like God was yelling from heaven, ‘I see you! I have not forgotten you!’ It was one of the most poignant things I’ve ever experienced in my life,” Barnes remarked on social media. “God never promises for everything to make sense. He’s God and we’re not. But He promises that He loves us and will always take care of us.”
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God established the rainbow after the Noahic flood as a symbol of the covenant He made with mankind and other creatures to never destroy the whole earth with water, according to the account provided by the book of Genesis. The apostle John recounts in the book of Revelation that a rainbow appeared around the throne of God in heaven.
Other residents of Nashville posted images of the double rainbows, some of which <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shannon.e.guthrie/posts/pfbid0aR4sBEDg5BZwR5VaktBGVk2Q3gMiTQRJMRfuB6YrPrbLjEMr71bVFpyv8caUeiJUl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> the end of the rainbows settling on the steeple of Covenant Presbyterian Church, the conservative evangelical congregation which started The Covenant School. One teacher from another nearby school <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marcileemusic/posts/pfbid02KuAZfe4uqogwFKrCsySz4KqRphUA9DDJaAMPUWTozC8B8ANbda4yawQckTTCEbhKl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the double rainbow was the first she could remember in the area.
Members of the church recently expressed hope in Jesus Christ and His resurrection on Palm Sunday during the first worship <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-is-with-us-covenant-presbyterian-holds-first-sunday-worship-service-since-school-massacre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">service</a> they held since the massacre. “The world has changed since the last time we got together on the Lord’s Day,” Rev. Britton Wood noted. “Today is the day that we are reminded by our King, who lived for us and who died for us and who has risen for us, today is the day that He reminds us of the things that have not changed, of the Kingdom that cannot be shaken. And let that draw us to offer God worship with reverence and awe.”
A 28-year-old woman who identified as a man killed three children and three adults at The Covenant School as classes began on March 27. Police <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nashville-christian-school-shooter-identified-as-transgender-authorities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that the shooter, whom The Daily Wire will not name in accordance with company policy, executed a “targeted attack” and wrote a “manifesto” ahead of the massacre.
The three 9-year-old students killed in the shooting were identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney, and Hallie Scruggs, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pray-for-our-brother-pastors-rally-around-covenant-senior-minister-whose-daughter-was-slain-in-nashville-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">daughter</a> of Covenant Presbyterian Church senior minister Chad Scruggs. Dr. Katherine Koonce, the school’s 60-year-old principal, was also killed, as were 61-year-olds Mike Hill, an employee at the school, and Cynthia Peak, a substitute teacher.
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Rev. Billy Barnes preached on Palm Sunday from the final chapter of Luke, in which Jesus appeared to His grieving disciples on the road to the town of Emmaus shortly after His resurrection. The passage is marked by the disciples expressing confusion after Jesus’ death without realizing that He was walking alongside them even amid their mourning. Barnes noted that reminders of the good news about Jesus Christ bring healing to the soul, even through pain and sorrow, because “God is in control and He is sovereign.”
“We are all on the road to Emmaus together right now,” the minister said. “He is with us. And He will be until the end of the age. And He is risen. Everything is true. It’s all true.”

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‘Like God Was Yelling From Heaven’: Covenant School Greeted With Double Rainbow During First Chapel Service Since Massacre

Covenant School Greeted With Double Rainbow During First Chapel Service Since Massacre

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Gov. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Lee</a> (R-TN) called for Tennessee’s Republican-majority legislature to pass a red flag law Tuesday after signing an executive order strengthening the state’s background checks on firearm buyers.
The new push comes two weeks after three children and three adults were murdered at the Covenant School in Nashville when a trans-identifying shooter made her way into the Christian school and gunned down students and staff. Lee <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/11/tennessee-gov-bill-lee-calls-for-order-of-protection-law-on-guns/70102868007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Tennessean that he’s “asking the General Assembly to bring forward an order of protection law,” also known as a red flag law, which would enable the government to take firearms away from those who are found to be at risk to themselves or others.
“A new strong order of protection law will provide the broader population cover, safety, from those who are a danger to themselves or the population,” the governor said. “This is our moment to lead and to give the people of Tennessee what they deserve.”
Lee’s executive order creates a 72-hour period for any new criminal activity and court mental health information to be reported on the Tennessee Instant Check System, the background check system used by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Under the order, the TBI is required to tell Lee&#8217;s office and the General Assembly within two months of &#8220;any barriers to complete, accurate, and timely reporting of information that is accessible in TICS,&#8221; The Tennesseean reported.
Red flag laws — which are on the books in 19 states, including Republican-led states Indiana and Florida — specifically target those deemed to have mental health issues, and allow a state court to issue an order for law enforcement to confiscate weapons from those ruled to be at risk. The 28-year-old Covenant School shooter, who stockpiled seven firearms, was receiving treatment for an “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nashville-shooter-was-receiving-treatment-for-emotional-disorder-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emotional disorder</a>,” according to Nashville police, and her parents did not want her to own guns.
Opponents of red flag laws argue that they pose a threat to Second Amendment rights and due process, and do not prevent criminal acts. Former National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch told The Daily Wire, “Red flag laws are only about two things: removing your due process protections and seizing guns. The mental health of the individual in question is not treated. You’re declared guilty and penalized in an ex parte process, and after must pay to defend yourself before a judge. There is no evidence to support they reduce gun homicide. There already exist ways to have a dangerous individual adjudicated mentally unfit, or placed in temporary custody, due to the threat they pose either to themselves or others. Not exercising those options isn’t the same as no options existing.”
In a statement shared with The Daily Wire on Tuesday, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton said that the House is “willing to work toward bipartisan solutions to protect all children at their schools, in their communities, and inside their homes” as long as any order of protection law has “a level of due process, protections from fraudulent claims, and a quick judicial hearing for individuals who pose imminent threats.”
“We all appreciate Gov. Lee’s leadership and his commitment to finding solutions to stop tragedies like the Covenant School shooting from two weeks ago,” Sexton added.
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When asked by The Daily Wire earlier this month about his position on a “red flag law,” Lee’s office said that it’s important to the governor to pursue solutions that will seek to protect both the lives and Constitutional rights of those in his state.
Earlier this month, Lee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-bill-lee-to-propose-plan-to-put-armed-guard-in-every-tennessee-school" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> a plan to place an armed school resource officer (SRO) in every public school and provide funding for private schools to hire armed guards with the same level of training as those in public schools. Private schools would not be forced to join in on the program, The Tennessean reported.

Gov. Bill Lee Calls On Legislature To Pass Red Flag Law, Signs Exec Order Strengthening Gun Background Checks

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The Virginia first-grade teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student filed a $40 million lawsuit against her local school board, the superintendent of schools, and her school’s assistant principal.
Abby Zwerner was shot on January 6 at Richneck Elementary School, necessitating four surgeries; no one has been charged in the incident.
The lawsuit states that all of the defendants were aware the boy “had a history of random violence” at school and at home, noting an incident from a year before in which the boy “strangled and choked” his kindergarten teacher.
Defendants include the Newport News School Board, former Superintendent George Parker III, former Richneck principal Briana Foster-Newton, and former Richneck assistant principal Ebony Parker.
“All Defendants knew that John Doe attacked students and teachers alike, and his motivation to injure was directed toward anyone in his path, both in and out of school,” the lawsuit declares, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/student-shoots-teacher-newport-news-lawsuit-1a4d35b6894fbad827884ca7d2f3c7cc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>.
According to the lawsuit, Zwerner visited Parker’s office between 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., informing the boy “was in a violent mood” and had threatened to beat up a kindergartener, but Parker “had no response, refusing even to look up at (Zwerner) when she expressed her concerns.”
Amy Kovac, a reading specialist, told Parker that the boy had told students he had a gun, the lawsuit claims, adding that Parker replied, the boy’s “pockets were too small to hold a handgun and did nothing.” The lawsuit says a first-grade boy told a teacher the boy “had shown him a firearm he had in his pocket during recess,” prompting the teacher to tell a music teacher, who informed Parker, who said the backpack had already been searched and “took no further action.” The lawsuit claims Parker forbid a guidance counselor from searching the boy, stating that the boy’s “mother would be arriving soon to pick him up.”
The boy was removed from Richneck and sent to another school in 2021 but was readmitted to Richneck in fall 2022, the lawsuit claims, adding that a modified schedule was implemented for him “because he was chasing students around the playground with a belt in an effort to whip them,” and was cursing staff and teachers.
Foster-Newton’s attorney, Pamela Branch, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/newport-news-teaching-education-0ffe5b361ec7095bbe9f064999b289ef" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> in early February, “It continues to be reported that unidentified school administrators were aware that the 6-year-old student had a gun at school on January 6 and simply failed to act. Mrs. Newton has been assumed to have been one of those administrators. However, this is far from the truth. The fact of the matter is that those who were aware that the student may have had a gun on the premises that day did not report this to Mrs. Newton at all.”
“Mrs. Briana Foster-Newton will vigorously defend any charges brought against her as a part of the lawsuit filed by Ms. Zwerner and respond accordingly,” Branch said after the lawsuit was announced.
James Ellenson, an attorney for the boy’s family, responded to the lawsuit by asserting, “allegations in the complaint in reference to the child and his family should be taken with a large grain of salt.”
A parent of one of the first-grade students told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11613793/Teacher-25-deliberately-shot-chest-six-year-old-boy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail</a> that Zwerner “screamed at her kids to run away” after she was shot. Sebastian Gonzalez-Hernandez continued, “Even after she&#8217;d been shot she was thinking about the safety of her children. My son didn&#8217;t see what happened; he heard the gunshot go off, and turned around to see Miss Zwerner on the floor.”
“She is an amazing teacher, so dedicated,” he added. “My son absolutely loves her, and we&#8217;re devastated about what&#8217;s happened. We are all thinking of her and hoping that she gets better soon.”

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Etsy allows a significant number of shops to sell transgender-themed items that threaten violence.
The e-commerce site, a major platform for buying and selling handmade and vintage items, has a slew of merchandise available that appears to specifically threaten violence against people who disagree with gender ideology.
&#8220;Armed queers bash back,&#8221; reads a flag with the &#8220;Progress Pride&#8221; flag and a picture of an AK-47 assault rifle.
&#8220;Respect my pronouns or yours will be was/were,&#8221; reads a sweatshirt.
One t-shirt pictures three daggers along with the words &#8220;Protect Trans Kids.&#8221;
&#8220;Respect gender pronouns or I will identify as a problem,&#8221; reads a sticker with a picture of a cat holding a knife.
Some of the shops that sell the violence-themed merchandise have made thousands of sales. At least one shop has more than 19,000 sales.
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Transgender activist rhetoric is getting more violent. 
Here&#39;s a smattering of what Etsy sells. It&#39;s much worse in the deeper bowels of the internet <a href="https://t.co/jBvz0XwvLu">pic.twitter.com/jBvz0XwvLu</a>
&mdash; Mairead Elordi (@JohnsonHildy) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnsonHildy/status/1642975438430412808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
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More violent transgender activist rhetoric <a href="https://t.co/1NPhff8mTP">pic.twitter.com/1NPhff8mTP</a>
&mdash; Mairead Elordi (@JohnsonHildy) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnsonHildy/status/1642975834649575424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The cis-tem,&#8221; reads a candle, &#8220;Oh look&#8230; it&#8217;s on fire.&#8221;
&#8220;Turn TERFs into turf,&#8221; reads another sticker.
&#8220;Respect my pronouns or die by my sword,&#8221; reads one sticker with pictures of swords.
&#8220;We&#8217;re here. We&#8217;re queer. I have a brick,&#8221; another candle reads.
Amazon has at least a few pieces of similar merchandise available.
In darker areas of the internet, the rhetoric is far worse, but at least one example appears to have made it to Etsy — just to give you an idea of how unpalatable it gets.
Etsy sells a sticker reading “Vore TERFS” is a reference to a sexual fetish, “vore,” which involves being sexually aroused by swallowing something whole — in this case, a wolf swallowing a Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF), a derogatory term for a feminist who does not accept trans-identifying people as their preferred gender.
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This originated in the bowels of the internet but somehow made it onto Etsy.
Essentially they&#39;re saying they&#39;re sexually aroused by wolves swallowing TERFS. You&#39;re welcome for that explanation. <a href="https://t.co/0RXWGtrdXj">pic.twitter.com/0RXWGtrdXj</a>
&mdash; Mairead Elordi (@JohnsonHildy) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnsonHildy/status/1642976683144691712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“Disclaimer: Please do not attempt to actually feed any TERFs to wolves, as this can upset their diet and make them sick,” the seller adds.
Last week, a trans-identifying woman gunned down six people at a Christian school in Nashville.
One of the most significant things we know so far is that the shooter was a former student and may have been partly motivated by a sense of “resentment,” <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/resentment-possible-motive-covenant-school-shooter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Nashville police.
This is notable because proponents of gender ideology often consider disagreement with them to be violence, so it is not entirely surprising that one of them might consider responding in kind. 
Just three weeks before the mass shooting, left-leaning personalities <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-knowles-calls-for-eradication-of-transgender-people-at-conservative-political-action-conference" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> The Daily Wire&#8217;s Michael Knowles “genocidal” for saying the transgender ideology must be &#8220;eradicated.&#8221;
That language was echoed last week by activist group TRAN when it canceled its “Trans Day of Vengeance” event in Washington, D.C., citing safety threats.
“This is one of the steps in genocide, and we will continue our efforts to protect trans lives,” the group said.
Meanwhile, the press secretary for Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs was ousted after she posted a tweet that appeared to suggest gun violence against &#8220;transphobes.&#8221;
This is the state of transgender rhetoric in the mainstream. The escalation by gender ideology proponents now includes apparent threats of violence out in the open against people who disagree with them.
Even in the wake of a deadly tragedy, major companies like Etsy, the mainstream media, and Democrats have yet to call for a deescalation.

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Violent Transgender Rhetoric Is All Over Etsy

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The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) provided an update Monday afternoon on its ongoing investigation into the mass shooting at a Christian elementary school one week ago, revealing that the shooter planned the massacre months in advance. 
Last Monday, a 28-year-old trans-identifying woman shot her way into the Covenant School in Nashville before she murdered three staff members and three 9-year-old children. Authorities said in a<a href="https://www.nashville.gov/departments/police/news/covenant-investigation-update"> press release</a> that &#8220;from all information currently available,&#8221; the shooter &#8220;acted totally alone,&#8221; and revealed that she had planned the massacre at the Covenant School months &#8220;over a period of months.”
MNPD said it is continuing to review &#8220;collective writings&#8221; found in the mass murderer&#8217;s vehicle and bedroom. The shooter, a former student at the Covenant School, documented plans in journals, which revealed her considerations and timeline for the attack at the school. Authorities added that the shooter was influenced by the actions of previous mass shooters, but said that they still have not established a motive. The writings, which include her &#8220;manifesto,&#8221; are under investigation by both the MNPD and the FBI&#8217;s Behavioral Analysis Unit.
&#8220;The motive for [the shooter&#8217;s] actions has not been established and remains under investigation by the Homicide Unit in consultation with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit. It is known that [the shooter] considered the actions of other mass murderers,&#8221; MNPD said. 
Last week, police<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nashville-shooter-was-receiving-treatment-for-emotional-disorder-police"> revealed</a> that the shooter, a female who recently identified as a male, was receiving care for an &#8220;emotional disorder.&#8221; A source close to the family told The Daily Beast that the shooter was also autistic but was “high-functioning.” 
The shooter legally purchased seven firearms from gun stores around the Nashville area, police said last week. She carried two rifles and one handgun when she breached the Covenant School. 
Investigators found that from the time the shooter entered the school until she was killed by police, she fired a total of 152 rounds, 126 5.56 rifle rounds and 26 nine millimeter rounds. Within minutes, the shooter was located by a team of MNPD officers on the second floor of the school before she was killed by officers Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo 14 minutes after the first 911 call was made. Engelbert dropped the shooter, firing four 5.56 rifle rounds at her before Collazo unloaded another four rounds from his nine millimeter pistol.  
Katherine Koonce, the head of the Covenant School, was shot and killed in the hallway outside her office. MNPD Chief John Drake said it’s “very possible” Koonce was fatally shot when she confronted the shooter in the hallway. Mike Hill, a 61-year custodian and father of seven, was killed when the shooter fired through the glass doors to enter the building, Drake said.
The other victims included Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9 years old, and substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, who was 61.

Nashville Christian School Shooter Planned Massacre Months In Advance, Considered Previous Mass Murderers: Police

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Transgender ideologues are increasingly using aggressive and violent imagery to defend their beliefs against what they perceive as an existential threat.
“Our hearts go out to the trans community, as they are under attack right now,” <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1641521219768926208" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday, three days after a 28-year-old who identified as transgender gunned down three children and three adults at a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jean-Pierre’s remark came in response to a question about the Kentucky legislature recently overriding the governor’s veto of legislation curbing sex-change surgery for minors and other transgender-related issues. But her comments reflect a widespread belief among LGBT activists and their allies that people who identify as transgender are “under attack” in American society. Some have gone as far as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/legal-experts-proposed-florida-laws-genocide-against-trans-people-2023-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">describing</a> the current climate as “genocidal.”
That belief prompted some demonstrators to excuse the actions of the 28-year-old mass shooter, treating her as a victim alongside the six she shot to death at The Covenant School on March 27. At a protest for gun control at the Tennessee State Capitol on Thursday, protesters held up seven fingers in honor of the shooting’s “seven victims.”
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&quot;Seven Fingers, Seven Victims&quot; &#8212; TN Capitol Protesters Appear to Include Trans Shooter Among the Victims <a href="https://t.co/vCd1tAYwWb">pic.twitter.com/vCd1tAYwWb</a>
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Advocates in the transgender movement often claim that the danger faced by transgender-identifying individuals has increased recently, evidenced by a rise in hate crimes.
Crime data fails to support the claim, however. FBI data on hate crimes in 2021 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-stats-on-2021-anti-trans-hate-crimes-dont-support-claims-of-genocide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shows</a> that people who identify as transgender suffered 271 targeted incidents. Of those 271 crimes, two were slayings and two were rapes. Another 135 were either aggravated assault or assault; 59 were robbery, theft, or vandalism; and 70 incidents were acts of “intimidation.”
Jews were targeted far more than transgender-identifying people in 2021. According to FBI data, Jews were the victim of 869 anti-Jewish acts.
Despite the lack of data to support the feeling of being “under attack,” the “genocidal” perception has fueled increasingly aggressive rhetoric and behavior in the transgender movement that’s become evident in its protesting, its propaganda, and its fledgling embrace of firearms.
<h2>Trans Day Of Vengeance</h2>
The Trans Radical Activist Network (TRAN), a coalition of activist LGBT groups, planned to host a “Trans Day of Vengeance” protest in Washington, D.C., on Friday. The protest, planned long before the tragedy at The Covenant School, was to be a demonstration to “stop trans genocide,” as a poster for the event described it.
The event, canceled a day before it was set to take place, received heaps of contempt online for its use of “vengeance,” implying punishment or retribution against those who criticize transgenderism. The wording was especially evocative in the wake of The Covenant School shooting.
The protest was canceled due to “a credible threat to life and safety,” TRAN <a href="https://www.transradicalactivistnetwork.org/transdayof-vengeance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a>, denying any suggestion that the “vengeance” of the protest meant violence.
A poster for the protest that featured the “Trans Day of Vengeance” moniker was targeted in a mass ban on Twitter that caught up thousands of accounts, even those of whom denounced the protest as  threatening. A version of the poster can be found online under the account of Our Rights DC, one of TRAN’s partners. The poster appears behind a message that the event is canceled with the word “Vengeance” redacted. 

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Full statement in thread: <a href="https://t.co/Y4xPOzl4tb">pic.twitter.com/Y4xPOzl4tb</a>
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In defending the sweeping Twitter ban, the company’s trust and safety head, Ella Irwin, called the poster an incitement to violence.
“We do not support tweets that incite violence irrespective of who posts them. ‘Vengeance’ does not imply peaceful protest. Organizing or support for peaceful protests is ok,” Irwin said.
<h2>“Protect Trans Kids”</h2>
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) said last month during remarks over an executive order on “gender-affirming care” that parents must believe their children when children “tell us who they are.
“When our children tell us who they are, it is our job as grown-ups to listen and to believe them,” Flanagan said. “That’s what it means to be a good parent,” she continued to applause from the audience.
As much as Flanagan’s remarks roused criticism, her attire was possibly more threatening. Flanagan wore a <a href="https://cassivalen.com/protect-trans-kids-shirt-1?product=unisex-standard-t-shirt&amp;variant_key=black-s&amp;color=black&amp;size=s&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwz6ShBhCMARIsAH9A0qUkqrEzmvqjkp-kylizBxPZMXH0Zv298MEXr-PV2kJsfeOVJBDk3EwaAlXJEALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shirt</a> emblazoned with the slogan “Protect Trans Kids” and images of a knife and a rose.
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Minnesota Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on an executive order &quot;protecting&quot; access to &quot;gender affirming care,&quot; such as sex changes and puberty blockers:
&quot;When our children tell us who they are, it is our job as grown-ups to listen and to believe them.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/sMHDzHpk1C">pic.twitter.com/sMHDzHpk1C</a>
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Numerous other examples of LGBT merchandise and propaganda with overtly threatening messaging can be found in a quick search of online stores. One popular <a href="https://www.etsy.com/search?explicit=1&amp;q=defend+equality+sticker&amp;ref=s2qit&amp;s2qii=1&amp;s2qit=as&amp;prq=defend+equality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">symbol</a> features the pride or trans flag overlaid with a rifle and the slogan “Defend Equality.”
Other designs of LGBT merchandise embrace revolution with the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/509254864/transgender-pride-enamel-pin-trans-pride?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=protect+trans+kids+pin&amp;ref=sr_gallery-7-5&amp;pro=1&amp;organic_search_click=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">black power fist</a> or <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/762407518/satan-respects-pronouns-tee?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=satan+respect+pronouns&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-1&amp;organic_search_click=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Satan</a> incorporated into the design. Numerous other images feature knives, firearms, or other weapons alongside some message associated with defending transgender ideology.
<h2>Pink Pistols</h2>
Somewhat rare in Left-wing groups, gun clubs have started popping up for LGBT people. But more than practicing their Second Amendment rights or learning self-defense, people who participate in such groups are motivated by an idea that society is targeting them. The motivation is similar to the idea expressed by Jean-Pierre on Thursday, that people who identify as transgender are “under attack.”
One such group in New Hampshire is called Rainbow Reload. The group is part of a movement of so-called pink pistol groups of LGBT people who own firearms and train together.
“I went from concealed carry every once in a while when I was feeling it to every single day,” a Navy vet and biological male who began identifying as female last year told <a href="https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2023-02-23/you-have-to-be-dangerous-back-why-some-lgbtq-people-in-new-hampshire-are-taking-up-arms">NPR</a>. “Because reading the news, having a few experiences, realizing that I&#8217;ve gone from: old cis-male, white, upper middle class, really no real fears about anything, to: there are people that just looking at me will want to hurt me.”
Another person in Rainbow Reload cited the perception of rampant hate as their reason for learning how to handle a gun.
“There’s been an uptick in hate crimes, there’s been an uptick in groups that have been protesting drag story times and drag shows, and it felt like I needed to learn how to protect myself,” a person identified only as Jamie said.
A person named Guardian, who spoke to NPR under a pseudonym, touted a patch saying “Make Racists Afraid Again.”
“I want people to feel safe to be who they are,” he said. “It&#8217;s not a matter of politics. It&#8217;s a matter of whether or not you think certain people should get to live, and be their genuine selves.”

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