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presence
03-17-2016, 09:52 AM
Despite opposition, gun rights groups win on 'campus carry' bill (http://www.ledgernews.com/opinion/despite-opposition-gun-rights-groups-win-on-campus-carry-bill/article_60c4fc0c-eac3-11e5-8fb8-971df7df68d1.html) Cherokee Ledger - ‎Mar 15, 2016‎
Enactment of HB 859, the “campus carry” bill, by the state legislature demonstrates once again the political power of gun rights groups, notably the NRA. The measure allows licensed gun owners to take concealed weapons to classes with them and ...



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Campus Carry Law May Be Too Much Even For Georgia's 'Guns Everywhere' Governor (http://www.thetrace.org/2016/03/georgia-campus-carry-law-too-much-georgia-governor/) The Trace - ‎17 hours ago‎
The issue has emerged as a favorite of gun-rights advocates and Republican lawmakers, who believe guns on college campuses increase safety and could prevent a mass shooting situation. In 2015 alone, lawmakers introduced at least a dozen bills to ...



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State lawmakers fail Georgians in fight over campus carry bill (http://www.redandblack.com/opinion/state-lawmakers-fail-georgians-in-fight-over-campus-carry-bill/article_fb9db30e-ebdb-11e5-b027-5b167aa5c8d0.html) Red and Black - ‎3 hours ago‎
For some students, it's obvious why gun rights are so popular. Georgia is a red state, where Republicans are more common than Baptist churches. But campus carry doesn't only amass support from radical conservatives from rural areas. Sen. Bill Cowsert ...



Georgia Governor Questions Campus Guns Bill to NRA Backlash (http://diverseeducation.com/article/82409/) Diverse: Issues in Higher Education - ‎19 hours ago‎
But gun rights organizations began mobilizing against any forthcoming changes, arguing that Georgia law doesn't ban guns from malls and other locations frequented by students younger than college-age or from private day care centers. Deal said private ...



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Gov. Deal to decide on campus carry proposal (http://www.redandblack.com/athensnews/gov-deal-to-decide-on-campus-carry-proposal/article_4c601c50-ebd7-11e5-b0a9-cfb8ba29864f.html) Red and Black - ‎3 hours ago‎
“I agree with the Second Amendment, but I just don't think universities and colleges are the right place for carrying a gun around,” he said. “An academic campus is first and foremost a place of learning. I think people having guns and carrying them ...



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Backpackin' heat: University community takes stand against campus carry (http://www.redandblack.com/athensnews/backpackin-heat-university-community-takes-stand-against-campus-carry/article_5f8a14ba-ebdd-11e5-bee9-d7a407f1a0fc.html) Red and Black - ‎11 hours ago‎
"Regardless of what your opinions are on second amendment rights, whether you think that citizens should have the right to own their own private gun, that should not extend to an open space like a campus," said the romance languages major from Iowa ...



Georgia editorial roundup (http://www.theeagle.com/news/nation/georgia-editorial-roundup/article_e8cfd533-09f7-5f73-bcc9-1fb420ef64fe.html) Bryan-College Station Eagle - ‎19 hours ago‎
And although this page supports the bill and the legal rights of law-abiding gun owners, we understand that many disagree with that stance — and the governor is giving those views due consideration. Because the bill has already passed both the House ...

ChristianAnarchist
03-17-2016, 09:58 AM
So many idiots would still rather be a sitting duck when a wacko with a gun wants to shoot at them...