GCO has filed a lawsuit against Glynn County officers for arresting a GCO member for obstruction for refusing to provide his drivers license while he was openly carrying in the Glynn County Mall in 2008. The State Court of Glynn County dismissed the case in 2012 on the grounds that it is not a crime…
The City of Nelson has filed a response to GCO’s motion to intervene in the Brady Campaign’s lawsuit against Nelson. Nelson supports GCO’s intervention in the case, in which the Brady Campaign seeks to invalidate Nelson’s ordinance requiring heads of households to maintain weapons. The documents may be viewed here.
GCO and McIntosh Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Kabler have each filed motions for summary judgment in GCO’s lawsuit against Kabler. The case arose out of Kabler’s traffic stop of a GCO member whom Kabler had seen at a convenience store wearing a handgun. Kabler stopped the member for the sole purpose of checking to see if…
GCO has filed a lawsuit against the City of Carrollton, challenging city ordinances that ban carrying guns on the Greenbelt Trail and at parades. The complaint may be viewed here.
Federal District Judge Thomas Thrash granted GCO’s motion to intervene in the Rev. Markel Hutchins’ ill-conceived lawsuit against Georgia’s “Stand Your Ground” law on Friday, September 28, 2012. Judge Thrash also granted GCO’s second motion to dismiss the case on account of Rev. Hutchins’ failure to obtain service or process on either defendant, Attorney General…
GCO Sues Columbus Officers For Arrest of Member at McDonald's
GCO has sued two City of Columbus police officers who arrested a member at McDonald’s in Columbus. The member was openly carrying while eating with his wife and children. The officers detained the member and asked for the member’s license. When the member declined to have his meal interrupted, the officers arrested the member for…
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