A wild scene unfolded between two Tennessee state representatives during a contentious exchange Wednesday where one of them got up in the other one’s face in a threatening manner while pointing his finger.
According to videos shared on social media, Rep. Justin Pearson (D) angrily walked up to Rep. Andrew Farmer (R) after a gun control bill Pearson was pushing failed to make it through the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
Per reporters who were in the room as the two went back and forth, Farmer was upset over Pearson’s claim that they had allegedly done nothing to combat gun violence. When Farmer responded that it wasn’t fair for Pearson to say they hadn’t been doing the work and referenced that he (Pearson) had been absent for some of the legislative agenda that was in progress, Pearson got irate in response and mentioned that his brother had committed…
