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Fri., May 3, 2013 11:00am
The Georgia resort Callaway Gardens is apologizing to a gun rights group that planned its summer convention there, saying its weapons policy does not permit guns on the grounds. Now, members of Georgia Carry are trying to find an alternate site for the convention.
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Tue., April 2, 2013 10:02am
An ordinance requiring gun ownership in the north Georgia city of Nelson was approved by the city council Monday night and goes into effect in 10 days.
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Mon., April 1, 2013 3:42pm
State legislators from both parties say a push to expand gun rights in Georgia is far from over, as there is relatively little disagreement among a majority of lawmakers.
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Mon., April 1, 2013 11:02am
City council members in Nelson are set to vote on the Family Protection Ordinance at their meeting Monday evening. The ordinance would make gun ownership mandatory, though there are many exemptions.
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Thu., March 28, 2013 7:48pm
Today is the last day of the 2013 legislative session, and state lawmakers are busy passing bills before the midnight deadline.
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Thu., March 28, 2013 2:49pm
Today is the last day of the 2013 legislative session, and state lawmakers are busy passing bills before the midnight deadline.
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Wed., March 27, 2013 4:06pm
Georgia lawmakers will wrap up the 2013 session Thursday, but they have several major pieces of legislation to pass before celebrating Sine Die.
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Tue., March 26, 2013 10:11am
A Georgia pawnshop owner is angry about a cable company's decision not to run his advertising if it shows firearms. United Loan and Firearms owner Ray Reynolds says his most recent commercial -- a spoof of the History Channel reality show Pawn Stars -- shows firearms on the rack and inside the counter in some of the video.
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Wed., March 6, 2013 12:03pm
A north Georgia city is considering passing an ordinance to make gun ownership mandatory. Leaders of Nelson — a city of just over 1,300 about 50 miles north of downtown Atlanta — say with one police officer on patrol eight hours a day, city residents are left virtually unprotected for 16 hours per day.
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Thu., February 14, 2013 9:43am
A suburban Atlanta sheriff is asking state lawmakers to consider the mental health of a potential gun buyer to be part of a background check.
