Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to protect gun companies from lawsuits amidst calls for gun reform.

Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill to provide greater protections to gun companies against lawsuits. The bill would offer better safeguards to firearm and ammunition manufacturers and dealers. The move comes just three weeks after a school shooting in Nashville killed six people, including three 9-year-old children. Democrats criticized the timing of the bill, saying it was disrespectful to offer new protections to gun companies while protesters in the state demanded greater gun control restrictions.