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Film “Buss My Gun” addresses Georgia’s part in the iron pipeline

August 8, 2017 By Better Georgia Staff Leave a Comment

Film “Buss My Gun” addresses Georgia’s part in the iron pipeline

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]

Filed Under: Cause + Effect, Gun Violence & Safety Tagged With: better georgia, cause + effect, domingo guyton, Georgia, Georgia progressive film festival, Guns, iron pipeline

Warning: ‘Campus Carry’ now in effect

July 5, 2017 By Regina Willis 7 Comments

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]

Filed Under: Campus Carry, Education, Gun Violence & Safety Tagged With: campus carry, college, college safety, georgia universities, Guns, guns on campus

Three new reasons Gov. Deal needs to veto campus carry

April 13, 2017 By Better Georgia Staff Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: 2017 Legislative Session, Campus Carry, Education, Gun Violence & Safety Tagged With: Deal, education, Gov. Deal, Guns, guns georgia, guns on campus, nathan deal

Gold dome ready for more fights over guns, campus carry

December 13, 2016 By Regina Willis 3 Comments

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]

Filed Under: 2017 Legislative Session, Campus Carry, General Assembly, Gun Violence & Safety, Nathan Deal Tagged With: campus carry, david ralston, gov. nathan deal, Guns, nathan deal, speaker david ralston

Podcast Ep. 7: Gun Violence and Ethics

July 11, 2016 By Admin Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: Better Georgia, Podcast Tagged With: Dallas, Governor Deal, gun violence, Guns, impact, midwest, north, police, police violence, policy, politics, protests, race, racism, shootings, South, Tricia Pridemore

Anti-Muslim backlash in Augusta

July 8, 2016 By Regina Willis 34 Comments

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]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CAIR-GA, Guns, islamophobia, open carry

Opposition mounts as Campus Carry deadline nears

April 25, 2016 By Louis Elrod 2 Comments

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]

Filed Under: Campus Carry, Education, Gun Violence & Safety, Healthcare Tagged With: campus carry, Georgia, georgia general assembly, Gov. Deal, gun violence, Guns, guns on campus, nathan deal

Guns at work

April 7, 2016 By Louis Elrod Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: Gun Violence & Safety, Healthcare, Uncategorized Tagged With: city government, demorest, demorest georgia, Georgia, Guns, Rick Austin, second amendment, workplace

Carrying on campus

March 8, 2016 By Louis Elrod Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: 2016 Legislative Session, Campus Carry, General Assembly, Uncategorized Tagged With: campus carry, georgia general assembly, Guns, higher education, second amendment

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