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GA HR1496
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/12/2020
Primary Sponsor
Matt Gurtler
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AI Summary
- Urges all 159 counties in Georgia to adopt "Second Amendment Constitutional County" designations to preserve residents' right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution
- Expresses the Georgia General Assembly's intent to oppose any efforts to unconstitutionally restrict Second Amendment rights, within the limits of the U.S. and Georgia constitutions
- Identifies elected county sheriffs as the "last line of defense against tyranny" if federal or state governments attempt to violate citizens' constitutionally protected firearms rights
- Cites U.S. Supreme Court precedent affirming an individual right to possess firearms unconnected with militia service and the incorporation of the Second Amendment against the states via the Fourteenth Amendment
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press
Legislative Description
State of Georgia; all 159 counties designated as Second Amendment Constitutional Counties; urge
Last Action
House Second Readers
6/15/2020
Full Bill Text
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