We thought you would be interested in reading two news items just released. (1) Another gunfight may be brewing in the Senate http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/politicalinsider/entries/2008/04/02/another_gunfight_may_be_brewin.html Alice Johnson, the lobbyist representing Georgians for Gun Safety, smells a gunfight in the air. She notes this morning that the Senate Rules Committee has put H.B. 257 on today
In January, GCO asked the City of Valdosta to repeal two sections of its ordinances.
GCO has settled its lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court against Union City. GCO sued Fulton County and several municipalities in Fulton County that banned carrying firearms in their parks. Union City has repealed its ordinance and agreed to pay GCO its costs in bringing the lawsuit. Defendants remaining in the case are Fulton County…
GCO Member Jason Pye was published in the Covington News, with his article, Amendment Gets Day in Court,
Fulton County is considering a new ordinance at its March 19, 2008 meeting.
GCO wishes to thank Concealed Carry Magazine for its permission to make available the article on GCO.
HB 89 and HB 257
Please urge your legislators to pass both HB 257 and HB 89! The Senate passed a version of HB 257 yesterday that includes authority to carry a firearm in restaurants and on mass transit, two decades old Georgia restrictions that interfere with a GCO member’s daily life.