Georgia Town Passes Mandatory Gun Bill

[demmiblue]

Source: Think Progress

Late Monday, Nelson, Georgia passed a law called the “Family Protection Ordinance” that requires every adult in the 1,300-person town to own a gun “for purposes of emergency management and general safety of the city.”

The town’s Police Chief, Heath Mitchell, told the AP that he hopes “having a gun would help residents take their protection into their own hands,” since the town has an understaffed police department and slow response time to 911 calls.

One councilman even used the National Rifle Association’s call for arming all Americans to defend the law, saying “I really felt like this ordinance was a security sign for our city. Basically it was a deterrent ordinance to tell potential criminals they might want to go on down the road a little bit.” Overall, the measure signals that government officials believe residents, not police departments, should be responsible for their own protection and rejects state and federal governments’ efforts to reduce gun violence through increased regulation of firearms.

The law exempts felons and the disabled, and anyone who objects to carrying a gun can refuse to participate with no penalty. Nelson’s city council claims that the requirement will preempt efforts by the government to “confiscate personal firearms,” something no one has proposed doing:

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/04/02/1808001/georgia-mandatory-gun/

[JoePhilly]

1. They should go all in and disband the police force.

[dylan33]

2. Well

This should work out well. NOT

[shenmue]

3. I can't see what would go wrong...

"Wouldn't It Be Great if Everybody Had a Gun?"

[premium]

4. Kennesaw, GA. has had the same law since 1982,

it was passed in response to Morton Grove, IL, banning guns in town.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/04/18/us-usa-crime-shooting-town-idUSN1719257620070418

It wasn't ever enforced and I doubt this law will be enforced also.

Stupid, but, it's what the citizens want.

[marmar]

5. Teh Stupid is widespread and pervasive.

nt

[upaloopa]

6. When you look up gun nuts it says see them.

You are required to own a gun but it is ok not to own a gun if you don't want to own a gun. It prevents the government from taking your gun even though the government isn't taking guns.
It came to me this morning that stupid people elect other stupid people who make stupid laws and they all are stupidly happy.
I guess that was the intent in the first place.
Next everyone will be required to own a fire hose.

[Solly Mack]

7. Uh...

The law exempts felons and the disabled, and anyone who objects to carrying a gun can refuse to participate with no penalty. Nelson’s city council claims that the requirement will preempt efforts by the government to “confiscate personal firearms,” something no one has proposed doing:

Damn.