GCO has asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling affirming the dismissal of GCO’s claims for declaratory and injunctive relief in an illegal detention case. GCO originally filed the case in McIntosh County Superior Court, and the sheriff’s deputy defendant removed it to federal court. The 11th Circuit has ruled that…
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia’s ruling dismissing GCO’s lawsuit against a McIntosh County deputy for detaining a GCO member to see if the member had a GWL. In affirming the dismissal, the 11th Circuit noted that with HB 60’s passage, there no longer…
GCO has filed a lawsuit against Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree for regulating sales of used firearms. The sheriff has been enforcing a county ordinance that imposes a 10-day waiting period on sales of used goods to include firearms dealers, even just interstate FFL transfers. A copy of the complaint and a brief in support…
Yet another case has been filed to determine if HB 826 actually means what it says and decriminalizes carrying in schools for people with GWLs. In this case, Phillip Evans has sued the Gwinnett County Public Schools. Case documents may be found here.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has denied the Corps of Engineers’ motion to dismiss GCO’s complaint challenging the Corps’ ban on guns on Corps property. The Court stayed any further proceedings in the case until after the 11th Circuit disposes of GCO’s appeal of the denial of a motion for…
In a case where GCO is not a party, but supports the position taken by the plaintiff, a man is suing the Fulton County Schools over his right to carry a gun on school property with a GWL in the wake of HB 826. The documents may be viewed here.
GCO has filed a reply to the Corps of Engineers’ brief opposing GCO’s motion for a preliminary injunction in the case challenging the Corps’ ban on guns on Corps property. In addition, GCO has filed a motion for a default against the Corps for failing to respond to the complaint on a timely basis. Those…
TRS Revises Policy in Response to GCO Inquiry
In response to GCO’s inquiry about the state Teacher Retirement System’s policy prohibiting guns in the parking lots of its facility, TRS revised its policy. Guns no longer are purportedly banned outside the building.