Rep. Brooks named the proposed legislation "Akilah's Law" in honor of her late son, who was one of four people shot and killed in the Nashville Waffle House shooting in April 2018.

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Rep. Shaundelle Brooks, a Hermitage Democrat, cries after her firearm bill advances from the Tennessee House Criminal Justice Subcommittee on March 26, 2025. The bill is named for her son Akilah ...

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Rep. Brooks named the proposed legislation “Akilah’s Law” in honor of her late son, who was one of four people shot and killed in the Nashville Waffle House shooting in April 2018.