“Nashville police released footage Tuesday from body-worn cameras that depict officers confronting and opening fire on a heavily armed shooter who killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school there Monday,” the Washington Post reports.

Tim Miller: “In Tennessee as of April 1, you can bring a loaded firearm to brunch without a permit but a guy could not dress up like Dolly Parton and sing Jolene without risking a misdemeanor.”

Washington Post: “The AR-15 fires bullets at such a high velocity — often in a barrage of 30 or even 100 in rapid succession — that it can eviscerate multiple people in seconds. A single bullet lands with a shock wave intense enough to blow apart a skull and demolish vital organs. The impact is even more acute on the compact body of a small child.”

An important takeaway: “The carnage is rarely visible to the public.”

The Tennessean has extensive coverage of the horrific mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school.

“The House Judiciary Committee is postponing its planned markup of a gun rights resolution in the wake of Monday’s school shooting in Nashville, which left six dead including three children,” Punchbowl News reports.

“House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) accused Democrats of politicizing the tragedy in his decision to delay the hearing, which had been scheduled for Tuesday.”

“I’m for everything, I’ve said that from the beginning.”

— Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking about “constitutional carry” and rolling back gun regulations.

Texas Tribune: “Almost a year after Texas’ deadliest school shooting killed 19 children and two teachers, there is still confusion among investigators, law enforcement leaders and politicians over how nearly 400 law enforcement officers could have performed so poorly. People have blamed cowardice or poor leadership or a lack of sufficient training for why police waited more than an hour to breach the classroom and subdue an amateur 18-year-old adversary.”

“But in their own words, during and after their botched response, the officers pointed to another reason: They were unwilling to confront the rifle on the other side of the door.”

The White House released a memo Wednesday morning calling on congressional Republicans to release a budget and “decide what their values are” when it comes to gun policy, CBS News reports.

Said the memo: “Republicans in Congress refuse to pass an assault weapons ban, instead allowing police to continue to be outgunned on our streets.”

“President Biden on Tuesday, during a visit to Monterey Park, Calif., where 11 were shot dead earlier this year, is planning to sign an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks before firearms sales,” the Washington Post reports.

Associated Press: “Democrats are expected to bring a sweeping 11-bill gun safety package before the Michigan Legislature this week.”

“Responding to two mass school shootings in 15 months, the party’s leaders say it is only the beginning of gun reform in the state.”

“Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) is facing a censure vote this weekend from the Texas Republican Party for actions including voting in favor of a bipartisan gun-control package during the last Congress after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, which is in his district,” the Washington Post reports.

“The state party’s expected censure would follow a similar move by a county party in Texas, which also cited Gonzales’s support for same-sex marriage legislation in the last Congress and votes against a House rules package and border legislation in this Congress.”

“The superintendent of a Texas school district resigned after a third-grade student found his gun unattended in a school bathroom,” NBC News reports.

The Associated Press reports 6,542 guns were intercepted last year at airport checkpoints across the country.

The number — roughly 18 per day — was an all-time high for guns intercepted at U.S. airports, and is sparking concern at a time when more Americans are armed.

“Michigan Democrats are considering speeding up the passage of new gun legislation in the state following a shooting at Michigan State University on Monday evening that left three people dead,” Politico reports.

“The drive for new legislation will be one of the first significant tests of Democratic Party governance in the state since the midterm elections.”

“A proposal to ban minors from carrying some guns on public property without a 21-year-old present failed to advance this week, as Republican lawmakers decided not to include the proposed amendment in a broader crime bill,” Reuters reports.

“The proposal had been recommended by a bipartisan working group in the legislature, but was removed last week amid opposition from Republicans in the state House of Representatives, who said people who do not intend to commit crimes should not be penalized for carrying guns.”