Today, possession of a firearm has been decriminalized in almost all spaces in the state of Georgia.
As Al Jazeera America explains,
“Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed the Safe Carry Protection Act after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly overwhelmingly passed the measure on the last day of the legislative session. The law reduces the penalty against a permit holder caught with a gun on a college campus to a fine instead of a misdemeanor.
Any licensed gun owner from Georgia and visitors from 28 other states may carry a gun into bars — as long as they do not consume alcohol — and into government offices that don’t have metal detectors or security guards screening visitors. School districts may appoint staff members to carry a weapon.”
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