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Campus Carry

Demand that Deal veto campus carry

Nationally, 95 percent of college presidents, 94 percent of college faculty, 89 percent of campus police chiefs, and 74 percent of college students oppose concealed weapons on campus. An informal poll by The Red & Black indicated that about 62 percent of the UGA student body opposed the bill outright, while a poll at Georgia Tech indicated that about 70 percent of its student body opposed the bill. In 2014 an AJC poll indicated that

April 5, 2017 8:28 am
2017 Legislative Session

Wrapping up the 2017 legislative session

Georgia’s Legislature adjourned for good last week, just in time for the Masters Tournament (as always). While the at-times tumultuous session was set to end on Thursday, the gavels didn’t come down officially until early Friday morning, capping off 40 days of the most intriguing political theater in recent memory. Here’s what happened: Rigged Maps: House Bill 515, sponsored by disgraced former judge Johnnie Caldwell (WATCH Samantha Bee’s piece on Caldwell here), went down in

April 4, 2017 12:10 pm
Campus Carry

Two Ga. bills would make college campuses more dangerous

Two bills that would make campuses more dangerous passed House committees on Monday and are going to the House Floor for a vote. “Campus rape cover-up” The first bill would make it more difficult for rape victims to decide how and when they report their rapes. Schools would not be allowed to initiate their own investigation or pursue disciplinary action against a student unless he or she was convicted of sexual assault. Under Rep. Earl

March 1, 2017 12:53 pm
2017 Legislative Session

“Campus Carry” to attempt a come-back

Last year, Deal vetoed the controversial “campus carry” legislation, which would have allowed guns on college campuses. Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) is planning on the bill making a comeback during the 2017 Georgia Legislative Session. In an interview last month, Deal said if it comes back, he hasn’t completely decided against the measure, “I’m not going to prejudge anything because I want to see what legislation they present,” he said. “We’ll just have to

January 15, 2017 11:12 am
2017 Legislative Session

Ga. lawmakers making a new ‘Campus Carry’ bill

Although Gov. Deal vetoed the “Campus Carry” bill in May of this year, lawmakers are working on a new version they’re hoping to bring up in January. House Speaker David Ralston spoke at an interview last Wednesday, saying. “Let’s put together a new bill. Maybe address some of the concerns that were raised, and take additional measures necessary to protect our constitutional rights under the Second Amendment, which is what I’m all about.” This year,

December 15, 2016 8:00 am
2017 Legislative Session

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 the time, and now it’s being reported that Speaker David Ralston is looking to revive the measure. “Let’s put together

December 13, 2016 8:36 pm
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