Georgia Supreme Court Kicks Botanical Garden Case Back To Lower Court

By Tom Knighton

While I consider myself a staunch supporter of gun rights, I also support property rights just as vehemently. I think people have a right to do what they want with their own property, even if I think they’re stupid for doing so. This becomes an issue for me when property rights butt straight into gun rights, such as gun-free zones in states where private property owners can make their own determination on the issue.

In my home state of Georgia, however, things are a little weird. Private property owners can restrict guns on their property, but a gun-free zone sign has no force of law. Further, as a preemption state, communities can’t pass their own gun control regulations.

Why do those two things have anything to do with one another? Well, there’s a case where the Atlanta Botanical Gardens said they can restrict guns on their premises because they’re a private entity. The problem, though, is that the property itself is owned by the city.

Now, the state supreme court has kicked the case back down to the lower court.

In 2014, a member of the gun-rights organization GeorgiaCarry.Org filed suit in Fulton County Superior Court seeking to overturn the nonprofit …Read the Rest

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