After the Republican majority expelled two Democratic, black MPs from Congress for demonstrating for tougher gun laws, both can now take their seats again. The exclusion caused an uproar in the United States and provoked accusations of racism.
Rep. Justin Pearson, Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson (left to right) at the Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee on April 6.
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The two MPs who were expelled from the Tennessee state legislature because of a demonstration for stricter gun laws can go back to work.
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