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GCO Member Sues Over Arrests for OC in Wisconsin

Apr 14, 2009jrmNews

GCO member Jesus Gonzalez was arrested not once, but twice, for openly carrying a firearm in a state that has no law against unlicensed open carry.

GCO Seeks Reconsideration in Non-Resident Case

Mar 26, 2009jrmNews, No issuing of Non-Resident GFL

GCO has asked the federal district court in Atlanta to reconsider the dismissal GCO’s challenge over non-residents not being permitted to apply for GFLs.

MARTA Answers Lawsuit

Mar 24, 2009jrm9 CommentsMarta Man With a Gun, News

MARTA has filed an answer to GCO’s lawsuit claiming MARTA violates the Privacy Act, the 4th Amendment, and the Georgia Open Records Act.

MARTA Case In The News

Mar 21, 2009Ed Stone1 CommentMarta Man With a Gun, NewsMARTA, public transportation

We reported earlier that GCO has sued MARTA when one of its members was disarmed and detained for a half hour by the MARTA police merely for obeying the law. Fox 5 News in Atlanta ran a television report featuring GCO’s attorney, John Monroe. You may view the video here. John Monroe does a great…

11th Circuit Bans Guns at Airport

Mar 12, 2009jrm2 CommentsHartsfield Airport's Firearm Ban, News

In an opinion containing no legal analysis, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. District Court’s ruling that HB 89 did not decriminalize carrying guns in airports.

GCO Files Federal Case Against MARTA for Detaining Gun Carriers

Mar 5, 2009jrm10 CommentsMarta Man With a Gun, News

GCO has filed a complaint in federal court against MARTA and several members of the MARTA Police Department for detaining people seen carrying guns on MARTA property, temporarily seizing the guns, and refusing to respond to open records requests regarding MARTA policy.

GCO on Lawmakers

Feb 6, 2009Ed Stone3 CommentsNews

For those of you who do not regularly watch GPTV’s show Lawmakers to keep up with what is going on at the General Assembly (you should!), you may have missed GCO’s Vice President, noted firearms attorney John Monroe, on the television show last night. He is discussing the three gun bills that GCO has asked…

Georgia Firearms License Applications Surge!

Jan 31, 2009Ed Stone7 CommentsNews

Sunday’s Atlanta Journal Constitution reports an amazing surge in the number of firearms license applications for 2008. 121,219 people applied for firearms licenses in 2008, and, since these licenses are good for 5 years, this represents a growing constituency that will be difficult for legislators to ignore. It is exremely difficult to trample on the…

Grassroots Group (That's Us!) Fights for More Gun Rights

Jan 21, 2009Ed Stone5 CommentsNews

Fox 28 News Reporter Ashley Olmstead and photojournalist Will Hammergren had never fired a pistol before, that is, until the morning of January 21, 2009, when they met with members of GCO on the shooting range at GCO Corporate Sponsor Mission Essential for a little fun and gun safety training. They had a great time,…

Website Move

Jan 9, 2009Gunstar12 CommentsNews

This weekend GCO is moving its website to a new host. During the move comments and registration for this website will be disabled, as well as the online membership and renewal applications. You may also notice some links will not work or give an error while the move is taking place. Please visit back on…