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How The Shooting In Florida Is Influencing Tennessee's Gun Debate

A sign warns visitors not to carry guns in the Tennessee State Capitol.
Chas Sisk
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WPLN
A sign warns visitors not to carry guns in the Tennessee State Capitol.

The Tri-Star State — A Tennessee Politics Podcast — Week of Feb. 18, 2018

Last week’s shooting at a high school in Florida has reignited the debate over the nation’s gun policies.

That includes Tennessee, where in a terrible coincidence, a panel of state lawmakers happened to be holding their first hearing on new gun bills while the tragedy in Florida was unfolding.

In this week's Tri-Star State, Nashville Public Radio's Jason Moon Wilkins and statehouse reporter Chas Sisk discuss the Parkland shooting.

Copyright 2018 WPLN News

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 after eight years with The Tennessean, including more than five years as the newspaper's statehouse reporter.Chas has also covered communities, politics and business in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University in New York, where he studied economics and journalism. Outside of work, he's a dedicated distance runner, having completed a dozen marathons