Nashville's Metro Council will hold an emergency meeting to likely reinstate Justin Jones, the Tennessee House representative who was ousted last week for taking part in a gun control rally.
Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones of Nashville gestures during a vote on his expulsion from the state legislature at the State Capitol Building, April 6, 2023 in Nashville, Tenn.Nashville's Metro Council will hold an emergency meeting Monday to likely reinstate Justin Jones, the Tennessee House representative who was ousted last week for taking part in a gun control rally.
Nashville Vice Mayor Jim Shulman, the council's president, told ABC News that members quickly scheduled the meeting following Thursday'sto expel Jones and Justin Pearson for allegedly violating the chamber's rules of decorum by participating in the March 30 protest. Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones of Nashville gestures during a vote on his expulsion from the state legislature at the State Capitol Building, April 6, 2023 in Nashville, Tenn.State Rep. Gloria Johnson, who also took part in the protest that was prompted by the March 27
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