By Shawn Mizelle|CNN

Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday prompted the state's legislature to pass additional weapon control steps, an especially charged subject in a state that recently suffered a school shooting and the acrimonious expulsion of two Black Democratic legislators who required higher firearm restrictions.

" I'm asking the General Assembly to advance an order of protection law. A new strong order of defense law will offer the broader population cover, safety, from those who are a threat to themselves or the population," Lee stated at a press conference, including that he would like lawmakers to pass the legislation within the present legal session, which ends in a few weeks.

The governor said specifics for the order of defense plan had yet to be figured out however motivated lawmakers from both parties to collaborate on the matter.

It is uncertain if the Tennessee House and Senate, which are both GOP-led by a large margin, will bring up the matter. CNN has actually reached out to the state's Senate majority leader and House speaker for comment.

" We should be extremely serious about real options and about getting real services throughout the finish line and I anticipate dealing with the General Assembly to do just that," Lee stated. "It is possible to get this done. We ought to work to set aside our distinctions and achieve something that Tennesseans desire us to get accomplished."

Lee signaled that he plans to sign an executive order enhancing the state's weapon background checks by setting a 72-hour clock for new criminal activity. Lee said it will also guarantee courts will provide timely and precise info to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations.

The executive order will likewise require the TBI to examine the present procedure for sharing information during the process of purchasing a weapon so modifications can be made if needed, according to Lee.

The guv had formerly proposed improved school safety legislation and a brand-new budget plan with funds directed towards increasing school security.

Lee's push can be found in the wake of the Nashville school shooting that left three 9-year-old children and three adults dead in late March. At the time, the shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville was the 19th shooting at a school or university in the previous 3 months that left at least one person wounded, according to a CNN count, and there have been at least 147 mass shootings up until now this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Another mass shooting in America this week - - this time in surrounding Kentucky, where a gunman's rampage in Louisville left 5 dead - - again stirred nationwide discussions about weapon control.

Arguments in Tennessee, nevertheless, have actually been uniquely psychological. Following calls for more weapon constraints in the wake of the Nashville shooting, 3 Democratic state agents led a demonstration on the House flooring utilizing a bullhorn, outraging Republicans, who expelled two of them last week.