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GA HR1496

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/12/2020

Primary Sponsor

Matt Gurtler

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019-2020 Regular Session

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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