Tennessee Republicans bid to expel Democrats who cheered gun control protest

Republican legislators introduce resolution to remove trio after they supported protest in wake of Nashville school shooting

Republican legislators in Tennessee have begun the process of expelling three Democratic colleagues from the conservative-controlled house over their support for a gun control protest at the state capitol days after a deadly school shooting in Nashville.

On Thursday, hundreds gathered at the capitol to protest against the absence of gun control measures after three nine-year-old students and three staff members were killed at the Covenant school last week, according to a report in the Tennessean.