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Coverage dated March 16, 2022

Gun ammo salesman confirmed to Tennessee education board

Headline from KVIA El Paso

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have confirmed a businessman to the State Board of Education despite a backlash over his company’s online sales of ammunition used in mass shootings.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Gun ammo salesman confirmed to Tennessee education board (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have confirmed a businessman to the State Board of Education despite a backlash over his company’s online sales of ammunition used in mass shootings.

  2. Local Memphis

    Lawmakers confirm gun ammo salesman to Tennessee Board of Education (opens Local Memphis)

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    Lawmakers confirmed a businessman to the State Board of Education despite a backlash over his company's online sales of ammunition used in mass shootings.

  3. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ammunition salesman confirmed to Tennessee education board (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Tennessee lawmakers have confirmed the governor’s appointment of a businessman to the State Board of Education despite lawsuits over his company’s sale of ammunition online, including to a then-17-year-old accused in a 2020 mass shooting at a Texas high school.

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