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Georgia's Guns on the Better Georgia Podcast
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80 Georgia’s Guns

 This week on the Better Georgia Podcast, we’re talking about gun control and the NRA, twenty years after the Columbine school shooting. As elections come near, we are seeing debate heating up on gun reform, both inside and out of the political sphere. Listen in to learn about how America is commemorating the Columbine massacre of twenty years ago, and how politicians are working for or against gun reform. You can Subscribe and Listen

Domestic Gun Violence

While students march, Georgia’s conservatives do the NRA’s bidding

According to the March For Our Lives website, there were at least eleven satellite marches across Georgia. An estimated 30,000 people attended the Atlanta march alone. Two Norcross students, Nia Hemphill and Kiara Edwards, were some of the earliest participants waiting for the march to start. “I think that it’s important to come out and march because I feel like you need your voice to be heard,” Hemphill said. “Guns have no place in school.

Diverse group of parents at Walton High School hold sign reading "Walton parents are PROUD of our kids for walking out!"
Education

Thousands of students across the state participate in #NationalWalkOutDay

Students in Georgia walked out in droves yesterday in protest of the gun violence that has taken place on campuses around the country. On March 14, students across the nation participated in #NationalWalkOutDay. In Georgia, there have been reports from nearly every corner of the state of students participating in walkouts, hosting moments of silence and organizing school-wide events. One student from South Georgia, described how writing out the names of all the victims of

Casey Cagle

Cagle’s tax cuts for wealthy, those who don’t question the NRA

It’s been a busy week for Ga. Republicans at the Capitol. Lt. Gov. Cagle started this week by slamming Delta Airlines, Georgia’s biggest employer, for ending discounts for NRA members. He decided to punish the airline by striking a provision that would have given Delta a $50 million dollar tax break on jet fuel. Deal, apparently angry that Cagle would go to the mat for gun lobbyists by penalizing a Georgia company that employs 33,000

2018 Legislative Session

Guns in Georgia: What to expect in the 2018 legislative session

Across the country, state legislators are revisiting gun legislation in the wake of yet another tragic mass shooting. But what are Georgia legislators doing, and how do their efforts stack up? Right now, there are three separate proposals in the Georgia Legislature that would allow people to carry firearms without a permit into parks, historic sites and recreational areas. Passage of any of these bills would continue the dangerous pattern of expanding gun owners’ rights at

Screenshot of Casey Cagle's tweet in support of the NRA
Casey Cagle

Casey Cagle fights Delta instead of gun violence

We all knew that politicians like Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle would never stand up to the NRA. As a self-proclaimed “lifetime member” of the NRA and as a politician that’s been endorsed by the NRA, we didn’t expect Cagle to take a stand against the NRA. However, we also didn’t expect him to threaten Georgia’s largest employer for the NRA. Cagle recently threatened to block a tax deal that could have potentially saved Delta $50