Common Folk Using Common Sense

GeorgiaCarry.Org filed a federal lawsuit July 2 against Mayor Shirley Franklin and Hartsfield Aviation General Manager Ben DeCosta over their illegal policy and DeCosta’s specific threat to arrest (falsely) Rep. Tim Bearden. You may read the complaint here.

Declaring the Airport to be a Gun-Free Zone, and threatening to arrest and prosecute Plaintiff Bearden [...]

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From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Cobb County police Wednesday were investigating the overnight death of a man found shot in the parking lot of a church.
A passerby discovered the victim about 9:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Powers Ferry Church of Christ, at 835 Powers Ferry Road, across the street from an apartment complex. Police [...]

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From GeorgiaCarry.Org:

Please use caution on MARTA!
Those of you who live in the Atlanta area know that MARTA is the local mass transit agency. It operates both buses and trains. GeorgiaCarry.Org previously informed you in a GCO Update that it was working in conjunction with MARTA (at MARTA’s invitation) to develop an agreed policy [...]

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Those of you in Georgia probably realize that on July 1 House Bill 89 takes effect, allowing the legal carry of firearm by a licensed individual on public transportation, including MARTA.
You may also remember reading that:

Meeting at MARTA headquarters at Lindbergh Station, the board also heard a presentation from MARTA police on how they intend [...]

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BREAKING NEWS via GeorgiaCarry.Org:
At approximately 3 p.m. on May 14, 2008, Gov. Sonny Perdue signed HB 89 into law. The bill, sponsored and advocated by GeorgiaCarry.Org, is the most important pro-gun legislation in the history of Georgia. When the bill takes effect on July 1, 2008, it no longer will be a separate crime, for [...]

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Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin had a press conference in Atlanta City Hall recently trying to drum up opposition to House Bill 89, currently sitting on Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s desk. The entire event reaffirmed why Governor Perdue should sign HB89.
Despite holding the press conference in a Public Gathering location (publicly owned building) and [...]

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Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin had a press conference in Atlanta City Hall recently trying to drum up opposition to House Bill 89, currently sitting on Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s desk. The entire event reaffirmed why Governor Perdue should sign HB89.
Despite holding the press conference in a Public Gathering location (publicly owned building) and [...]

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