AR-15s 'are not a fun family toy, let alone a centerpiece for a family Christmas card,' one lawmaker tweeted.
However, Ogles—whose district is one of several heavily gerrymandered Republican congressional districts surrounding Nashville—rapidly earned more attention not for his statement, but for his previously displayed appreciation for firearms.
Shortly after the shooting, Shannon Watts—founder of gun control group Moms Demand Action—posted a photo of Ogles' 2021 Christmas card from his tenure as mayor of nearby Maury County, a position he vacated in 2021 afterin the Tennessee statehouse dissolved Nashville's previously blue congressional district into several districts that favored Republicans.
The image featured Ogles, his wife and two of his three children holding AR-style weapons in front of the Christmas tree, all with smiles on their faces. "THIS is last year's Christmas card from Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican who represents the district that Covenant School is in in Nashville," wrote Watts in a post that has since amassed 1.7 million views and more than 12,000"retweets."
THIS is last year's Christmas card from Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican who represents the district that Covenant School is in in Nashville.
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