Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) on Tuesday stood by a 2021 family portrait in which he, his wife, and two of his three children are holding guns, asking reporters, “Why would I regret a photograph with my family exercising my rights to bear arms?”
Rep. Andy Ogles on Tuesday stood by a 2021 family portrait in which he, his wife, and two of his three children are holding guns,, “Why would I regret a photograph with my family exercising my rights to bear arms?” His Christmas card photo resurfaced on Monday in the wake of a mass shooting at a private grade school in Nashville that left six dead, including three 9-year-old children.
Ogles, who was born in Nashville, put out a statement on the shooting, saying he was “devastated” and “utterly heartbroken by this senseless act of violence.” Asked Tuesday by another reporter if the shooting would spur any congressional action on gun control, Ogles pivoted.
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