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Mediaite reports:
In the wake of the Nashville school shooting that killed six, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) expressed no remorse for a Christmas photo showing his family posing with assault-style rifles.
Ogles was asked by a reporter Tuesday if he regretted posting the original photo, which was roundly criticized by anti-gun violence groups as “celebrating” guns. “Why would I regret a photograph with my family exercising my rights to bear arms?” he answered.
Ogles has, however, removed the photo from his social media since Monday’s shooting that killed three children and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville.
The Daily Beast reports:
Asked Tuesday by another reporter if the shooting would spur any congressional action on gun control, Ogles pivoted. “Ultimately, what I think this case does is highlight some of the mental health issues, the mental health crisis we have in this country,” he said.
“That needs to be the real conversation that we’re having right now. How did this individual slip through the cracks? What could have been done to get them help?”
THIS is last year’s Christmas card from Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican who represents the district that Covenant School is in in Nashville. #tnleg pic.twitter.com/IpkLzZs5m5
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 27, 2023
Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tenn.), who is facing allegations of embellishing his résumé, acknowledged Monday that he misstated the degree he received from Middle Tennessee State University, claiming he learned of the discrepancy only last week after requesting https://t.co/gGspcnYLtV
— Algernon Fross (@fxp123) March 27, 2023
ICYMI: Phil Williams reported Ogles raised $25,000 for a “child burial garden” — used a photo of a stillborn child for the GoFundMe promising a place for burial of babies with benches and a statue of Jesus… then kept the money. #AndyFauxgles pic.twitter.com/r8SjgJrgHc
— Tim (@tim10bob) March 22, 2023