Chants of ‘fascists’ as Tennessee House Republicans try to expel Democrats for protest over shooting

Three Democrats are facing expulsion from the Tennessee House of Representatives after supporting a protest for stricter gun control measures following a mass shooting at a Nashville school.

Reps Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson, and Justin Pearson are all facing battles to hold onto their positions in the legislature after Republican colleagues filed resolutions to remove them for their participation in a heated protest at the state capitol in Nashville last Thursday following a mass shooting that left six people, including three children aged nine, dead at a Christian school in the city.

During that protest, thousands of people packed the capitol grounds to call for stricter gun control measures in the wake of the shooting. As part of the protest, demonstrators filed into the House chamber where Mr Jones and his colleagues led them in chants from the floor. tennessee fan loses shirt video