The leader of the policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and former executive director of the Tennessee Republican Party is calling on Tennessee leaders to enact gun control laws in the wake of The Covenant School shooting.
“The Covenant School tragedy was the worst school shooting in our state’s history. I am asking that you take steps now to ensure no school in Tennessee ever has to endure our nightmare again,” said Brent Leatherwood, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC).
Leatherwood wrote a letter (pdf) to Republican leaders Gov. Bill Lee, Lt. Governor Randy McNally, and state House Speaker Cameron Sexton along with all other members of the legislature this week. The SBC and ERLC are both based in Nashville….