We pretty much know what happened the last time people in S.C. openly carried guns in public.
And, we are getting an idea of what goes on there now. http://youtu.be/2v_Ih9W0Z3k http://www.bravotv.com/southern-charm On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Michael Jackson <mjackso...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > > Come to the Deep South sometime - I assure you there are PLENTY of people > who absolutely believe that open carry is an excellent idea and they are > not shy about expressing their feelings on the subject. Be prepared to be > denounced as a communist if you disagree with them. > -------------------------------------------- > On Wed, 4/23/14, Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Saatva in Georgia > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 5:57 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm all for > people's right to own a gun > (not necessarily automatics though). But I'm > beginning to wonder > if the "open carry" people are being used to > create a situation > that people will react favorably to banning guns? > After all who > wants to live in communities where people walk around > with guns on > their belts all the time? It's bad enough with > the cops doing > that. > > > > On 04/23/2014 09:18 AM, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > > > Georgia Governor to Sign Sweeping Gun Bill > > > > 8:29 AM ET > > Radical new gun legislation due to be signed > into law on > Wednesday will allow licensed owners to carry > guns in more > public places than ever before, as places like > churches > can opt in to permit the weapons and bars can > opt out if > they want them banned > > > > Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal will sign into law > Wednesday > radical new gun legislation that will allow > licensed > owners to carry firearms into more public > places than at > any time in the past century, including > government > buildings, bars, and a wide variety of public > places. > > > > The law, called the “Safe Carry Protection > Act,” allows > churches to “opt-in” to permit weapons, > school districts > to appoint staff carrying firearms, and > requires bars to > opt out if they wish to ban firearms, NBC > reports. Gun > owners caught at airport security checkpoints > can pick up > their weapons and leave with no criminal > penalty. > > > > Critics have called the new legislation the > “Guns > Everywhere Bill,” and gun control groups > including > Americans for Responsible Solutions and Mayors > Against > Illegal Guns have strongly criticized the > bill, as has the > executive director of the Georgia Association > of Chiefs of > Police, Frank Rotondo. “Police officers do > not want more > people carrying guns on the street,” said > Rotondo, > “particularly police officers in inner city > areas.” > > > > Proponents of the law say, however, that it > strengthens > the Second Amendment and will make people > safer. “When we > limit a Georgian’s ability to carry a weapon > — to defend > themselves — we’re empowering the bad > guys,” said Georgia > state Rep. Rick Jasperse, who introduced the > bill. > > > > Eight states have loosened gun regulations > since the > massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, > Conn. in > December 2012, while 10 states have > strengthened > regulations, according to the Law Center to > Prevent Gun > Violence > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
