NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Voices for a Safer Tennessee, a nonpartisan, nonprofit borne out of the Covenant School shooting that advocates for “pragmatic” gun legislation to save lives, is being criticized by a Covenant parent, Democratic lawmakers, and some on social media for donating to political action committees linked to Republican lawmakers who oppose gun control—but the organization is defending its contributions.
Voices for a Safer Tennessee‘s PAC contributions were first uncovered by the Tennessee Lookout. According to online records, the nonprofit gave $15,000 to a PAC linked to Republican Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, and $10,000 to a PAC linked to House Speaker Cameron Sexton, among other contributions to Republicans who have historically voted down proposed legislation aimed at restricting and/or regulating guns and gun safety, including safe storage bills.
In a post on X, Covenant parent, Nick Hansen called the contributions “cowardly and shameful.”
Voices for a Safer Tennessee facing criticism after donations linked to TN Republicans (wkrn.com)
Gun Control is never a non-partisan issue. Gun Rights are actually non-partisan because we have been screwed by both sides over and over only one having a shorter and better lubricated dildo than the other.
House Democratic Caucus chairman, Rep. John Ray Clemmons called the contributions “indefensible,” and pointed out the nonprofit made a $10,000 contribution to a PAC linked to Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) who compared the “Tennessee 3” gun protest at the Capitol after the Covenant School shooting, to an insurrection on the Hallerin Hilton Hill show on NewsTalk 98.7 in Knoxville.
“It was an insurrection, and even the media who have been covering it calls it an insurrection. They were trying to incite people,” Speaker Sexton said in the radio interview in April 2023.
“It was very disheartening to see [Voices for a Safer Tennessee] give such large sums of money to, for instance, an individual who called them and all the other families that came to the Capitol crying out for gun safety legislation, insurrectionists,” Rep. Clemmons said.
Everything is an insurrection with these people. But I believe the truth of why the politicians are pissed off accidentally came out.
Voices for a Safer Tennessee made several contributions to Democrats, including a $2,500 donation to Rep. Bob Freeman (D-Nashville), adding up to a fraction of what their Republican counterparts received. However, Rep. Clemmons told News 2 it’s not about the money.
Bullshit, it is always about the money.
Voices for a Safer Tennessee made the mistake of deviate from the party line and gave monies to the “enemy”, so they are to be shamed and punished.
I have no issues with it, especially if they crumble into oblivion.
Whatever the democrat leftist tells you, and no matter what they want you to believe, always believe the opposite and go the opposite way. You'll end up being either on the truth or very close to it.
To your point, there’s no such thing as “non-partisan” anymore. Even “I just want to be left alone” is taking a side now.