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Nashville mayor says ‘cult of the gun’ should not be celebrated

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Nashville Mayor John Cooper (D) said on Tuesday that the cult of the gun should not be celebrated. Cooper's comments came in response to a Christmas message from Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) Ogles' message featured a photo of the congressman and his family holding guns in front of a Christmas tree.

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The Hill

Nashville mayor says ‘cult of the gun’ should not be celebrated

Nashville Mayor John Cooper (D) said on Tuesday that the “cult of the gun” should not be celebrated, after a shooting left three children and three staff members dead at a local elementary school. “Guns lead to tragedies,” Cooper told the TODAY Show. “Whatever your political feelings are, we should not be celebrating the cult of…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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HuffPost

Nashville Mayor: Americans Shouldn't 'Celebrate The Cult Of The Gun'

Mayor John Cooper called GOP Rep. Andy Ogles' family Christmas photo with firearms "inappropriate" after the school shooting in their Tennessee city.

1 year ago·United States

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Mediaite

Nashville Mayor Denounces GOP Rep’s Christmas Card With Family Holding Guns: ‘We Should Not Be Celebrating the Cult of the Gun’

Nashville Mayor John Cooper spoke about the shooting at a school in his city, and whether he thought it would be possible to pass any gun control measures.

1 year ago·United States

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Today

Nashville mayor: ‘We should not be celebrating the cult of the gun’

Nashville Mayor John Cooper joins TODAY responding to the shooting at The Covenant School that left three children and three adults dead. He also responds to the Christmas card sent by the Ogles family showing them all holding firearms. “Whatever your political feelings are, we should not be celebrating the cult of the gun,” he says.

1 year ago·United States

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