Democratic lawmakers want Gov. Kemp to call special session to vote on gun safety

Some Georgia Democratic lawmakers are demanding more action on gun safety, and they want Gov. Brian Kemp to call a special session.

Channel 2’s Richard Elliot was at the State Capitol where Kemp insists now is the time for mourning, not politics.

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Bring them down here right now. All of them. Where are they?” one woman could be heard shouting during the news conference.

Angry parents interrupted Georgia State Democrats as they held a news conference demanding more gun control and gun safety legislation in the wake of the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School.

They were angry that no Republicans were there and that there were copycat threats made to other schools in metro Atlanta.

“This is our state. This is our legislature. This is our children,” said Alpharetta resident Stella Garcia.

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