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GA HR1873
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/22/2016
Primary Sponsor
Alan Powell
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AI Summary
- Honors GeorgiaCarry.Org, its members, Board of Directors, and officers for their efforts to protect and expand Second Amendment rights in Georgia
- GeorgiaCarry.Org was founded in 2006 by six individuals and became a 501(c)(4) nonprofit in 2007, marking its 10th year at the time of the resolution
- Credits the organization with successfully lobbying for multiple firearms bills, including HB 89 (2008), SB 308 (2010) repealing Jim Crow-era public gathering laws, HB 60 (2014) known as the "Guns Everywhere Bill," HB 492 (2015), and HB 859 (2016), the Campus Carry Act
- Notes that Georgia was previously the 39th most restrictive state for Second Amendment rights and had firearm laws operating under Public Gathering Jim Crow laws dating back to 1870
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to GeorgiaCarry.Org and its members, Board of Directors, and officers
Legislative Description
GeorgiaCarry.Org.; Georgia's eminent Second Amendment grassroots organization, members, Board of Director's, and officers; outstanding efforts and contributions to the protection and expansion of the Second Amendment in Georgia; honor
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/22/2016
Full Bill Text
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