In Georgia, we love our guns
January 31, 2008 at 5:25 pm by Scott Freeman in NewsIt should come to no one’s surprise that Georgia picked up an abysmal report card from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. In fact, out of a possible 100 score, Georgia came in at nine points.
The organization was founded by Jim Brady after he and President Reagan were shot by John Hinckley Jr. in 1981. Brady was Reagan’s press secretary.
According to a press release, the Brady group scored states in five categories of laws: curbing firearm trafficking; strengthening Brady background checks; child safety; banning military-style assault weapons; and making it harder to carry guns in public places. California had the best score, at 79. Georgia tied with Texas and Vermont in 29th place.
“Georgia is doing virtually nothing to protect its citizens against gun violence, does not have a plan to encourage greater gun owner responsibility, and is allowing dangerous people to have easy access to guns,†Alice Johnson of Georgians for Gun Safety said. The state has yet to pass some key gun trafficking laws, such as mandatory background checks on all gun purchases and limits on bulk purchases of handguns.
That group’s next battleground is legislation pending in Georgia that would force employers to allow employees to have loaded guns on their private property.
We feel safer already.
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January 31st, 2008 at 6:52 pm
and Washington loves their bombs
http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/27350-john-mccain-is-dr-strangelove?utm_source=rgemail
February 1st, 2008 at 7:57 am
My problem with this bill is that it does not go far enough. We need more guns in our schools, playgrounds, courtrooms and city council, county commission and state legislature assemblies. Those liberals in the GA State Legislature want to take away my right and the rights of my children and grandchildren to defend ourselves in these lairs of mayhem, violence and carnage.