News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:59 a.m. EST (AP) — National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre renewed his call Thursday for armed guards in schools and urged gun owners to "stand and fight" for the Second Amendment. In a speech billed as the NRA response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union call for new gun regulations, LaPierre noted in remarks to the National Wild Turkey Federation in Nashville that the speech didn't mention school security. (AP) — A pre-trial hearing for a western Kentucky man charged in the fatal shooting of the Hickman mayor has been ... Read More