TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jun 2, 2023

According to documents obtained through an open records request, Gov. Bill Lee’s administration accused the National Rifle Association of wanting to use involuntary commitment laws “to round up mentally ill people and deprive them of other liberties.” The memos were drafted in April as part of the administration’s attempt to pass legislation following the Covenant School shooting in late March. The Associated Press reports that the documents promote Lee’s proposal as “more targeted and more limited” than what the NRA currently supports.