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:

An Atlanta police recruit shot and killed a teen boy who tried to rob him at gunpoint early Saturday [Feb. 9], authorities said.
The 14-year-old allegedly had confronted the recruit while he was in his vehicle in the parking lot of the Parkside Crossing apartments.
Forest Park police Lt. Amy Wright said the teen [...]

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Flowers.
In my yard.
In the middle of February.
This is nuts.

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From 11Alive.com:

A 19-year-old man was shot outside of McNair High School in Dekalb County on Friday [Feb. 8] night, while a high school basketball game was going on inside.
Hundreds of kids were pouring out of the school just after the basketball game when the shooting occurred.
DeKalb police are looking for the shooter and trying to [...]

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From Georgia Carry:

A female student was the victim of an armed robbery Saturday on the campus of Georgia Tech. Below is the email from the Dean of Students.

Campus Community,
I wanted to inform you of recent criminal activity on the Georgia Tech campus. On Saturday at approximately 4:30 p.m. a female student was the victim [...]

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A Proclamation:

Through the generations, America’s men and women in uniform have defeated tyrants, liberated continents, and set a standard of courage and idealism for the entire world. On Veterans Day, our Nation pays tribute to those who have proudly served in our Armed Forces.
To protect the Nation they love, our veterans stepped forward when America [...]

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From the campus alert email Georgia State University sent to its students recently:

From: “Student Email Postmaster”
Date: Friday, Oct 26, 2007 6:35 pm
Subject: Campus Alert - Carjacking
To: No To
CC: No CC
Campus Alert
Carjacking and Kidnaping at K Parking Deck - Suspects arrested and victim uninjured
On Friday, October 26, 2007 at approximately 2:45 pm Georgia State University Police [...]

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From WSB radio:

Resource officers at Sprayberry High School found a six inch folding knife during a random search of 17-year-old Michael Needham’s Jeep.
Despite telling the police the knife was accidentally left in the SUV after a camping trip, the teenager was jailed for 14 hours before being freed on bond.
In addition to the felony charge [...]

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