Tennessee House expels first of 3 Dems for leading gun control protests

Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Thursday to expel one of the three Democratic lawmakers that led gun control protests that spilled into the state Capitol building last week.

State Rep. Justin Jones, 27, (D-Nashville) was ousted in a 72-25 vote for inciting protesters to disrupt deliberations on the House floor after three adults and three children were gunned down at the Covenant School in Nashville on March 27. ---More...