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Guns one step closer to being OK at public colleges
Crowd at UNG gathering strongly favors measure
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Georgia State Rep. Rick Jasperse, R-Jasper, right, shakes hands with Assistant Legislative Counsel Julius Tolbert after a Senate committee on Monday approved Jasperse's bill that would permit those with concealed carry weapons licenses to bring their guns onto public college campuses. The Senate committee's approval on Monday brings Georgia lawmakers one step closer to passing the bill, which could reach the Senate floor this week. - photo by Associated Press
A crowd of more than 100 people at a forum on the “campus carry” bill was overwhelmingly in favor of the legislation. Two Georgia representatives ­– Timothy Barr, who represents South Hall County, and David Clark, who is from Buford – and Major Mike Ramsey, a 22-year law enforcement veteran – all favored a more lenient law than the one being proposed. The “campus carry” bill would allow licensed gunowners to carry concealed weapons on college campuses – except sporting arenas and student housing, which would include residence halls and fraternity and sorority houses.