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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow is the new Open Carry gun law working in Georgia?
Does any one find this scary
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How is the new Open Carry gun law working in Georgia? (Original Post)
katmondoo
Jul 2014
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. It makes it less likely I will ever visit my home state. nt
dawg
(10,777 posts)2. Oh crap, I forgot that started today.
And I left all my guns at home.
DesMoinesDem
(1,569 posts)3. Half the state is dead. It's chaos!
hack89
(39,181 posts)4. Georgia has been an open carry state for a long time
are you talking about the law that expands the types of places a gun can be carried in?
katmondoo
(6,523 posts)5. Yes, the new law
Erose999
(5,624 posts)6. Pretty good, a local pizza buffet manager threatened some customers with a gun over a $1.50 on
Sunday.
http://onlineathens.com/blotter/2014-06-29/manager-athens-restaurant-pulls-gun-after-being-threatened
Note that though the manager claimed to be "threatened" by the group, no arrests were made.