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Gun Violence & Safety

Thoughts and prayers

Thoughts and prayers Our nation’s heart is broken once again over the lives taken and families destroyed by the 338th mass shooting in the U.S. this year. This one was the deadliest, but it all feels eerily similar… Groups of people going about their days in ways we all do — at school, at church, at a nightclub, at the movies or an outdoor concert — gunned down in cold blood for no damn reason.

Better Georgia

Judge rules Atlanta Botanical Garden can ban guns

On Sept. 1, a Fulton County judge ruled that the Atlanta Botanical Garden can ban patrons from carrying firearms, even though it sits on public property. This debate started almost two years ago when Phillip Evans and his family visited the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Evans was told guns were not allowed on the property. He was detained and the authorities were called. After that, the gun rights organization GeorgiaCarry helped Evans sue the Atlanta Botanical Garden,