{"id":2416530,"date":"2025-03-27T11:26:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-5-men-have-to-escort-woke-rep-from-tn-chamber-after-he-charged-at-gop-colleague-report\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T12:18:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:18:20","slug":"watch-5-men-have-to-escort-woke-rep-from-tn-chamber-after-he-charged-at-gop-colleague-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-5-men-have-to-escort-woke-rep-from-tn-chamber-after-he-charged-at-gop-colleague-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: 5 Men Have to Escort Woke Rep from TN Chamber After He Charged at GOP Colleague &#8211; Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-5-men-have-to-escort-woke-rep-from-tn-chamber-after-he-charged-at-gop-colleague-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2416530&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a heated commitee meeting in Tennessee discussing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-dizzying-about-face-facebook-lifts-gun-group-ban\/\" title=\"In Dizzying About Face, Facebook Lifts Gun Group Ban\">gun legislation<\/a>, Democratic State Representative Justin Pearson confronted Republican representative Andrew Farmer. Teh incident escalated when Pearson, an advocate for gun control, lunged at farmer after feeling attacked for his political absence related to personal tragedy\u2014the suicide of his brother, which he attributed to gun violence. The confrontation occurred as Pearson attempted to advance a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-gov-inslee-compares-efforts-to-ban-political-speech-he-doesnt-like-to-ukrainians-fighting-for-their-lives\/\" title=\"Washington Gov. Inslee Compares Efforts to Ban Political Speech He Doesn\u2019t Like to Ukrainians Fighting for Their Lives\">failed bill<\/a> to end permitless carry. Farmer criticized Pearson for his absence from legislative duties. the incident was captured on video and sparked discussions around racial dynamics in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">state legislature<\/a>, especially since Pearson had previously been expelled from the Tennessee House. Following public outcry, pearson was reinstated. His comments emphasized the impact of gun violence on families and criticized lawmakers for inaction on the issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Democratic State Rep. Justin Pearson appeared to lunge at a colleague as a committee considered legislation on gun policy.<\/p>\n<p>A viral video showed Pearson, a staunch advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2a-win-anti-gun-white-house-page-goes-dark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gun control<\/a>, approaching Tennessee Republican State Rep. Andrew Farmer on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Pearson was seeking to advance a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">bill ending permitless carry<\/a>, an effort which ultimately failed, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/news\/local\/rep-pearson-gets-heated-during-gun-control-hearing-at-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from WREG-TV in Memphis.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet said reporters at the hearing heard Pearson comment about a purported lack of action on limiting firearms.<\/p>\n<p>Farmer then said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrat-thrashed-refusing-lead-pledge-allegiance-says-cant-bring-join-performative-patriotism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pearson<\/a> had been absent from many legislative proceedings.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know every member in this committee has been here this year working during committee, during session, voting on bills,&rdquo; Farmer said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I know you may have some things going on, but you have not,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;So, I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s fair for you to come in front of this committee and lecture us on hard work and convictions, and hard work for our committee.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Video of the incident, from WKRN-TV, can be seen below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meanwhile in Nashville, State Rep. Justin Pearson (Memphis) lunges at Rep. Andrew Farmer (Sevierville) during a heated debate over gun legislation. Video: WKRN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gh01uRC2az\">pic.twitter.com\/Gh01uRC2az<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KWAM News Radio 990 AM Memphis (@Mighty990KWAM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mighty990KWAM\/status\/1904943753975972022?\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Pearson said he was absent because his brother died by suicide committed with a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is a pathetic excuse for you to not answer the question of why we are doing nothing about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gun-policies-concern-second-amendment-advocates\/\" title=\"Biden gun policies concern Second Amendment ...s\">gun violence epidemic<\/a>, then to personally attack me,&rdquo; the lawmaker said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And since that happened, it shattered my family like gun violence has shattered so many families,&rdquo; Pearson added. &ldquo;I buried my brother. I planned for his entire funeral, my fianc&eacute;e made his obituary, I made sure that he was taken care of &mdash; even in death. That&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;ve been doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pearson yelled that Farmer should &ldquo;learn when to shut up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The video then showed Pearson physically charging the Republican, after which several colleagues rose to physically restrain him and the presiding legislator called for a recess.<\/p>\n<p>The incident on Wednesday came almost two years after Pearson, along with Tennessee Democratic State Rep. Justin Jones, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-expelled-tennessee-lawmakers-back-office-within-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expelled<\/a> from the Tennessee House for breaking procedural rules and leading a gun control <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-leftist-rioters-storm-tennessee-capitol-get-violent-police-officers-days-nashville-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protest<\/a> on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Pearson was soon reinstated to his seat by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/04\/12\/1169444850\/justin-pearson-vote-memphis-tennessee-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from NPR.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the Democracy that is going to transform a broken nation and a broken state into the place that God calls for it to be,&rdquo; Pearson said in an interview at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the Democracy that is going to lift up the victims of gun violence instead of supporting the NRA and the gun lobbyists,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>NPR implied that Tennessee Democratic State Rep. Gloria Johnson was spared from expulsion because she is white.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet quoted Otis Sanford, a professor at the University of Memphis, asserting that the ousters were &ldquo;a throwback to our racist past.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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