After Nashville, Let’s Admit Drag and Books Were Never the Real Threat to Kids

In the name of protecting children, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed bills outlawing drag shows, banning “inappropriate” books, outlawing gender-affirming care for minors, and restricting school bathrooms to the gender a student is assigned at birth.

But for all his talk about shielding kids, Lee has done nothing about guns—even though they are the leading cause of death for children, both in his state and nationwide.

The latest fatalities in Tennessee include three nine-year-old students and three staff members at the Covenant School in Nashville. The killer wasn't a drag queen, but a 28-year-old woman named Audrey Hale armed with two assault rifles and a handgun. Nashville Police Chief John Drake said at a press conference Monday afternoon that Hale was transgender.

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