The NRA made a trip down here to support this legislation. There is a provision that would allow people to keep a gun in their car while at work. The Chamber of commerce didn't like it. The compromise is that those who have a concealed carry permit can.
ATLANTA -- A bill that would expand the rights of Georgians to carry concealed weapons sailed through the state Senate on Thursday, over the objections of some law enforcement groups.
The bill would allow those with concealed weapons permits to carry their weapon in a state park or historic site. And drivers legally eligible to obtain a gun license could also have a weapon in their car, under the legislation.
It passed 41 to 15.
And this is my favorite part of the legislation.
The bill makes it a felony to send "straw purchasers" to attempt to buy guns in Georgia. That was intended as a loud rebuke to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who sued several Georgia gun dealers after they sold pistols to undercover investigators as part of a sting operation.
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