Beginning on August 15, 2017, Cause +Effect Progressive Film Festival will accept 2-15 minute films about poverty, homelessness, river pollution, gun violence and any other political, environmental, economic or social justice issue that affects Georgians. The festival is free to enter and the winning filmmaker will receive $1,000 cash and screen at the November festival… [Read More]
Warning: ‘Campus Carry’ now in effect
‘Campus Carry’ went into effect on July 1, and the chill on college campuses around the state is palpable. Students, professors and staff must now face the new reality that guns are allowed on their campuses, and the restrictions placed on gun owners are few and hard to enforce. The law allows anyone with a… [Read More]
Three new reasons Gov. Deal needs to veto campus carry
Gov. Deal has yet to sign or veto campus carry. However, in the past two weeks, since the bill was approved during the 2017 Legislative Session, a few details have surface that may make Deal less likely to sign. Some of the changes the governor wanted to see in this year’s version of the campus… [Read More]
Gold dome ready for more fights over guns, campus carry
It looks like campus carry is going to get new life, at least according to Speaker David Ralston. Last legislative session, Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed just a few bills of the hundreds the legislature passed, the campus carry measure among them. This earned him quite a bit of ire from conservatives and gun advocates at… [Read More]
Podcast Ep. 7: Gun Violence and Ethics
Today on the show we’re talking about the issue on everyone’s mind: gun violence. After last week’s tragic killings, we’re focusing on how this violence affects Georgia and what is happening in the aftermath. We’re also discussing Governor Deal’s recent appointment to the Ethics Commission and the ethical problems with it. You can Subscribe and… [Read More]
Anti-Muslim backlash in Augusta
Nobody wants a man standing outside their place of worship, wearing a gun, desecrating their holy text, and asserting that all members of the religion should be treated as serious threats. But an Augusta area Islamic Community Center is dealing with just that. At the center of all this is James Stachowiak, a man who… [Read More]
Opposition mounts as Campus Carry deadline nears
Gov. Deal has until May 3 to sign a bill that would allow guns on college campuses in Georgia, and the opposition growing louder. After ignoring the protests of Georgia students, parents, teachers and law enforcement officials, conservative legislators sent the bill to the governor’s desk, even after he asked for changes he didn’t get…. [Read More]
Guns at work
My dad used to tell me stories of his childhood in rural Georgia. As a kid, he hunted rabbits and squirrels, and even held a Boy Scout sharpshooting record for decades until some newer kid broke it a few years back. I never fully grasped my dad’s skill with a gun until one Christmas, when… [Read More]
Carrying on campus
Yesterday, a key Senate committee gave the go-ahead to “Campus Carry,” a bill intended to allow firearms at colleges and universities across the state. This legislation has failed before, even though many Georgians are decidedly pro-Second Amendment. The reason for that is simple: students, parents and administrators of all political backgrounds recognize the danger that this… [Read More]