Intro/ Background On Wednesday April 23, 2014, Georgia Governor Nathan signed into law the most comprehensive pro-gun bill in state history. HB 60, formally known as The Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014, specifies where licensed Georgia gun owners can carry their fire arms. The bill was sponsored in the House of Representatives by Rep. Doug Holt (R) of Georgia, Senator Ramsey, Sr. (D) of Georgia, Ronald 43rd, which had three previous incarnations struck down, but this latest version was passed by a 112-58 vote in the House and a 37-18 vote in the Senate March 20, 2014. The legislation will go into effect July 1.
Policy/Program
The Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014 gives a comprehensive list of all the places that licensed Georgia …show more content…
Licensed Georgia residents are allowed to carry guns into bars and churches as long as the property owner hasn't banned them. Anyone bringing a gun into a church that prohibits them won't be arrested but could pay a fine up to $100.
2. Firearms are allowed to be carried into any government building that is open for business and doesn't have security personnel restricting access or screening visitors.
3. The carrying of firearms is allowed by any duly authorized official of a public or private elementary or secondary school or a public or private technical school, vocational school, college, university, or other institution of post-secondary education or a local board of education.
4. Soldiers age 18 years of age can obtain a carry license at if they've completed basic training and are either actively serving or have received an honorable discharge from military service.
5. Hunters are allowed to use silencers and suppressors when the owner of the property where they're hunting is aware they're using such a device.
6. Gun owners who have had their licenses revoked can apply for a new license after three years.
7. Access is restricted anyone whom a court has deemed mentally incompetent or insane, or anyone involuntary committed to a mental …show more content…
Spokeswoman Pia Carusone of lobbying group Americans for Responsible Solutions calls the measure "extremism in action", and asserts that “among its many extreme provisions, it allows guns in TSA lines at the country's busiest airport, forces community school boards into bitter, divisive debates about whether they should allow guns in their children's classrooms, and broadens the conceal carry eligibility to people who have previously committed crimes with guns," (Sayers). The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church also opposes the bill, stating: "I don't know of a single pastor in the state of Georgia who has been lobbying to have guns brought into their churches," (Sayers). Rev. Warnock continued by expressing his disappointment in the priorities of lawmakers of the state of Georgia: “"The message of today's bill signing is very clear: Our politicians, tragically, are owned by the gun lobby…No one asked for this bill but the gun lobby, and still, we're here. ... We will remind them in November that they work for the people," (Sayers). Lucia McBath, national spokeswoman for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, condemned the measure, stating that it was "a very, very dangerous kill bill," (Copeland). McBath’s 17-year-old son, Jordan Davis, was killed in November 2012 in
Policy/Program
The Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014 gives a comprehensive list of all the places that licensed Georgia …show more content…
Licensed Georgia residents are allowed to carry guns into bars and churches as long as the property owner hasn't banned them. Anyone bringing a gun into a church that prohibits them won't be arrested but could pay a fine up to $100.
2. Firearms are allowed to be carried into any government building that is open for business and doesn't have security personnel restricting access or screening visitors.
3. The carrying of firearms is allowed by any duly authorized official of a public or private elementary or secondary school or a public or private technical school, vocational school, college, university, or other institution of post-secondary education or a local board of education.
4. Soldiers age 18 years of age can obtain a carry license at if they've completed basic training and are either actively serving or have received an honorable discharge from military service.
5. Hunters are allowed to use silencers and suppressors when the owner of the property where they're hunting is aware they're using such a device.
6. Gun owners who have had their licenses revoked can apply for a new license after three years.
7. Access is restricted anyone whom a court has deemed mentally incompetent or insane, or anyone involuntary committed to a mental …show more content…
Spokeswoman Pia Carusone of lobbying group Americans for Responsible Solutions calls the measure "extremism in action", and asserts that “among its many extreme provisions, it allows guns in TSA lines at the country's busiest airport, forces community school boards into bitter, divisive debates about whether they should allow guns in their children's classrooms, and broadens the conceal carry eligibility to people who have previously committed crimes with guns," (Sayers). The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church also opposes the bill, stating: "I don't know of a single pastor in the state of Georgia who has been lobbying to have guns brought into their churches," (Sayers). Rev. Warnock continued by expressing his disappointment in the priorities of lawmakers of the state of Georgia: “"The message of today's bill signing is very clear: Our politicians, tragically, are owned by the gun lobby…No one asked for this bill but the gun lobby, and still, we're here. ... We will remind them in November that they work for the people," (Sayers). Lucia McBath, national spokeswoman for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, condemned the measure, stating that it was "a very, very dangerous kill bill," (Copeland). McBath’s 17-year-old son, Jordan Davis, was killed in November 2012 in