Rep. Andy Ogles represents the Nashville district where a school shooting happened on Monday.
In 2021, he posted a Christmas message with a photo of his family holding guns.
Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday.
A Tennessee lawmaker who on Monday offered his "thoughts and prayers" to families of the victims of a deadly school shooting in his district sent out a 2021 Christmas message featuring a photo of his gun-toting family.
Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61, were also killed, according to Nashville police.
"My family and I are devastated by the tragedy that took place at The Covenant School in Nashville this morning," he wrote.
Dozens of Twitter users, however, responded to Ogles' statement by reposting the Christmas photo of his family that he shared on Facebook in 2021. »