This afternoon HB 859 PASSED the Georgia State Senate Floor vote by a margin of 37-17. We would like to thank the members of the Senate, the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Rules Committee and Lt. Governor Casey Cagle for taking up this bill, allowing it to be heard and vetted and put before the Senators…
HB859 – Campus Carry Bill on Senate Floor – March 11, 2016
We have been informed that the Senate will hold a floor vote on HB859, The Campus Carry Act tomorrow. Please contact your Senator and ask him/her to support HB859 with NO ADDED amendments…. If you are not aware of your Senator’s contact information,
HB859 Set for House Floor Vote – 02/22/16
On February 19, 2016, HB859 was assigned to the House Floor Calendar for a Monday February 22, vote. We need all members and their friends to contact their State Representatives this weekend and ask them to vote for HB859.
GCO Asks City of Haralson to Remove its Gun Ban Signs
GeorgiaCarry.Org has asked the City of Haralson, Georgia, to remove its “No Guns” signs after a city official informed a GeorgiaCarry.Org member that she would be arrested if she continued carrying a gun in the City of Haralson Park. The reason given was the presence of “children in the park.” GeorgiaCarry.Org’s letter can be viewed…
Supreme Court Transfers WONG Case to Court of Appeals
The Supreme Court of Georgia has transferred GCO’s challenge of the ban of firearms at the Wings Over North Georgia airshow to the Court of Appeals. The order doing so may be viewed here.
GCO Files Brief in Air Show Appeal
GCO has filed its opening brief in its appeal of its case against Floyd County, challenging the firearms ban at the Wings Over North Georgia airshow. The brief may be read here.
GCO Files Amicus Brief in 9th Circuit Corps Case
GCO has filed a brief as an “amicus curiae” (friend of the court) in the 9th Circuit case of Nesbitt v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In the case, the U.S. District Court in Idaho ruled that the Corps’ ban on carrying loaded firearms on Corps property violates the Second Amendment, and the Corps appealed.…
Corps Seeks to Avoid Discovery
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has filed a motion for an order “protecting” it from discovery obligations in GCO’s case against the Corps for banning loaded guns on Corps property. If granted, the order would prohibit GCO from using interrogatories or taking depositions of Corps employees. The Corps’ brief, and GCO’s response, can be…
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