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When a GOP congressman from Tennessee faced a backlash for saying that lawmakers could not fix America's gun crime in the wake of the deadly Nashville school shooting — and that homeschooling might offer a solution — he knew exactly what to do.
Rep. Tim Burchett doubled down, calling for a religious revival.
'You know, repenting of your sins and having some sort of reform in this country seems to me ... that would be the way we're gonna have to turn this thing around because we have some very sick evil people doing some very vile things and revival seems to be the way to go,' he told Fox news on Thursday morning.
His comments have been seized on by critics, who say it illustrates how Republicans react to mass shootings with thoughts and prayers rather than action.
Later in the day, protesters invaded Tennessee's statehouse to demand tougher gun laws after Monday's massacre.
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