Democrats want gun law changes after shooting

Democratic Tennessee lawmakers want tighter gun laws after this weekend's deadly Waffle House shooting.

Senate Democratic Caucus Chairman Jeff Yarbro told news reporters Monday his amendment would make it illegal for someone to have or buy a gun if that person was ordered not to by a state or federal court in Tennessee or another state.

He says the proposal would outlaw loaning or giving that person a gun. And if a gun were confiscated, it would ban the gun's owner from returning it to the person from whom it was confiscated.

Yarbro says the change would make it illegal for someone who failed a background check to then buy from a private gun seller.

The proposal would require the Republican-led General Assembly's action in the final days of its annual legislative session. GOP leaders have largely resisted calls for more gun restrictions.