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Bang / Guns Title: Georgia Gun Owners going for ‘Constitutional carry’ Licensing should not be part of exercising the right to keep and bear arms, the grassroots group Georgia Gun Owners asserts in a press release issued today. Announcing the pre-filing of the Georgia “Constitutional Carry” Act of 2012 (HB679) by State Representative Jason Spencer, the bill promises to eliminate the requirement to have a Georgia Weapons Carry License to carry firearms openly or concealed, as is currently established lawful practice in Vermont, Alaska, Arizona and Wyoming. Per Georgia Gun Owners, the legislation will: Eliminate the mandatory intrusive government requirement for background checks of law-abiding Georgia gun owners; Eliminate the mandatory requirement for taxes or “fees” be paid to county governments across the state, some of which add up to more than $100; Eliminate mandatory government fingerprinting requirements; Eliminate mandatory trips to county probate courts in order to carry openly or concealed; Eliminate mandatory county government-imposed weapons license waiting periods; Leave the current Georgia Weapons Carry License in place as a voluntary license, for the sake of reciprocity; the license will no longer be mandatory to carry open or concealed in Georgia. Quoting State Rep. Spencer, the release asserts: Law-abiding citizens should not have to be fingerprinted and cataloged like common criminals just to be able to defend themselves, their family and their property. In this day and age, with our firearms rights under full-fledged attack from Washington, and even here in the State, it's time to finally remove the government-imposed barriers to private protection and self-defense. Per Georgia Gun Owners Political Director David Leonard: It's time to remove the barriers to firearms carry in Georgia. It's time the legislature hold public and transparent hearings on the Georgia 'Constitutional Carry' Act of 2012. The members and supporters of Georgia Gun Owners are calling on members of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee and Speaker David Ralston to hold these hearings as soon as the legislature reconvenes in January. The right to defend oneself in Georgia does not come from a piece of government paper. Our right to self defense is God-given. “We expect more cosponsors in the weeks to come,” Gun Rights Examiner was informed by Georgia Gun Owners Press Secretary Ashley Rodriguez. Click here to visit the Georgia Gun Owners website. Click here to read the text of HB679. ------------ Spead the word Regular readers: If you agree that mainstream press coverage of the gun rights issue demands a counter-balance, please help me spread the word by sharing Gun Rights Examiner links with your friends via emails, and in online discussion boards, blogs, social media sites, etc. Then get more commentary at The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance. Continue reading on Examiner.com Georgia Gun Owners going for ‘Constitutional carry’ - National gun rights | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/georgia-gun-owners-going-for-constitutional-carry?CID=examiner_alerts_article#ixzz1fwqsq7mq
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