Representatives Justin J. Pearson (left) justinjpearson Justin Jones (centre) brotherjones_ and Gloria Johnson votegloriaj leave the Tennessee State Capitol after a vote at the Tennessee House of Representatives to expel them for their roles in a gun control demonstration at the statehouse, in Nashville, Tennessee, April 6, 2023. In March, a former student at the Covenant School in Nashville killed three 9-year-old children and three staff members. Pearson and his fellow Representative Justin Jones, both of whom are Black Democrats, were briefly expelled for leading a protest for gun control on the House of Representatives floor. A third Democrat representative, Gloria Johnson, who is white, was not expelled for her role in the protest, leading to accusations of racism. Republicans who overwhelmingly control the chamber deny they are racist and oppose anything seen as a retreat from the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.” 🔗 Read more on how histor...