Not letting any grass grow under its feet, GCO filed its reply brief in support of its motion for summary judgment, pointing out that the text of the preemption statute most assuredly deprives Coweta of the ability to ban carry or possession.
Coweta County is arguing that its ordinance is not preempted by state law, and its response to the Motion for Summary Judgment includes Coweta’s own cross motion for summary judgment, asking the court to rule in Coweta County’s favor.
As many of you know, probate courts in Georgia frequently take from 4 to 6 months to issue firearms licenses, with 2.5 years being the outside time so far reported.
According to the Newnan Times Herald, Coweta County is
Fayette County’s ordinance proposal is again in the news.
GCO filed an amendment to its Complaint today requesting its attorney fees on the basis of Coweta County’s bad faith, stubborn litigiousness, and putting plaintiffs to unecessary trouble and expense. View the amendment and all other files relating to this case here: http://www.georgiacarry.com/county/coweta_parks
The Fayette Citizen published a brief article reporting that the gun ban ordinance was removed from Thursday’s agenda and the executive assistant did not know when it would resurface.
GCO received the following email from Fayette County Commissioner Maxwell, and I provide it here after obtaining his permission: Subject: Fayette County Weapons Ordinance
The Fayette Citizen
Woodstock Gun Ban
GCO member Ben Garner tackled Woodstock’s ban on the carry of firearms, section 58-32, which prohibits the carry of loaded firearms by all but law enforcement.