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GA HR1873

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/22/2016

Primary Sponsor

Alan Powell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015-2016 Regular Session

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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