Posted March 12, 2016 1:21 pm by Comments

By Dean Weingarten

Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

University of Georgia

Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- The Georgia campus carry bill is moving forward. On February 22, the House passed HB859 113 to 59. The bill has a number of compromises. It bans guns at athletic events, which would likely pass Constitutional muster. It also retains a ban on guns in housing, including the privately owned housing of fraternity and sorority houses. On 11 March, the Senate passed HB859 37 to 17. From wsbtv.com:

Georgia’s state Senate voted to approve a bill allowing licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on public college campuses.

The proposal backed by the National Rifle Association won support from a Senate panel on Monday despite opposition from the powerful governing board for the university system.

It is worth noting that the reporter correctly wrote that a powerful lobbying organization was against the bill; the governing board for the university system. Universities have become bastions of disarmist power.

Governor Deal is likely to sign the bill. On 28 February, the Governor defended the bill. From ajc.com:

Gov. Nathan Deal and House Speaker David Ralston on Monday …Read the Rest

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