Lawmakers pushing to test blood or urine for ‘psychotropic drug’ in suspects after mass shootings in TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A pair of lawmakers is pushing for a blood or urine test to be administered to suspects after mass shootings for the presence of a “psychotropic drug” in Tennessee.

The bill, SB 2088, would require law enforcement officers who have probable cause to believe a person committed a mass shooting to get a blood or urine test in order to determine the presence of any drugs, “including therapeutic levels of psychotropic drugs.”

The test must be administered by a qualified practitioner at a hospital…

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