'Guns Everywhere' Law Allows Firearms In Church

[Jazzy]

Sweeping new laws have come into effect in the US state of Georgia which allow guns in bars, nightclubs, libraries and even churches.

Critics have slammed the so-called "guns everywhere" legislation as the most extreme in the United States.

At a shooting range just outside Atlanta, pro-gun activists have been gathering to celebrate one of the most radical pro-gun measures in the country.

Most are white males in their 50s and for them, the new law is a triumph.

One said: "It's a victory for the second amendment rights ... the right to keep and bear arms."

"Those rights are protected by the constitution and are given to us by God," another added.

Not everyone in the state is so happy about the law.

According to the Centre for American Progress, between 2001 and 2010, Georgia saw over twice as many people killed by guns than in combat in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Athens, a pretty town with a strong literary heritage, is a liberal oasis in what has become one of the most gun-friendly states in America.

The worry for many Georgians is that things will go the way of Texas, where activists have been brazenly flexing their open carry rights by parading their assault rifles.

Opposition to gun-friendly laws is simmering but people are not taking to the streets to protest.

Public disdain has not reached the political sphere - even the democratic candidate for Georgia governor voted for the new law.

They know blocking it is a sure-fire way to lose votes.

In the face of continued mass shootings, the so-called Safe Carry Protection Act is proof that the all-powerful gun lobby's influence is as strong as ever.

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What are your thoughts about the so-called "guns everywhere" legislation?

 

[DrLeftover]

All the law means is that those that obey the law can now do what the hoodlums have been doing for years.

 

[DrLeftover]

So, who checked to make sure the people who shot the cheerleader have their proper permits?

3 July

(NEWSER) – Cheyanne Bond wanted to be a nurse, but the money her family had saved for the 17-year-old's college tuition is now being spent on her funeral.

The cheerleader, who graduated from high school just two weeks ago, was shot dead in Newark Sunday night, and police haven't identified a suspect or a motive.

"They told her to get on her knees and they shot her in the head execution-style," her uncle tells CBS New York. "Just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time." Cheyanne was walking with her ex-boyfriend, who was also shot but survived.

Police are still looking for witnesses and haven't ruled out robbery as a motive, reports the Star-Ledger. The day after the shooting, dozens of people gathered at the spot where the teenager was killed in the city's third murder in the space of 24 hours, and 43rd so far this year—two more than at this time last year, which was the city's deadliest since 1990 with 111 murders.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/03/newser-cheerleader-shot-execution-style/12141731/

And remember New Jersey has very tough gun laws.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/08/chris-christie-gun-control_n_3728565.html

And in Newark, there have been several "buy back" programs that have been hailed as successes.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

CONGRATULATIONS to our northern neighbors for extending our freedoms.