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New Gun Freedoms in Georgia PDF Print E-mail
Written by Daniel White   
Sunday, 18 May 2008

Despite the claims of the anti-gun lobby that it would make Georgia "less safe", Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed House Bill 89 into law Wednesday.

Among the rights restored by the bill:
  • CCW holders will be able to carry their firearms into restaruants serving alcohol, provided they do not drink
  • Removes the ban on CCW in parks
  • Removes the ban on CCW on public transportation
  • Relaxes car carry restrictions and nullifies "parking lot bans"
  • Shortens the timeframe for license issuance by probate judges

The removal of the ability of corporate businesses to enact parking lot bans drew some of the harshest debates during consideration as it pitted the rights of gun owners against the rights of property owners. In the end, the personal property rights of gun owners over their vehicles and their right to not be disarmed between home and the parking lot won out.

The bill is scheduled to become law on July 1, 2008, but legal action to block it is being threatened.