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New NRA ad bashes Obama's gun control laws
The National Rifle Association released a new ad Thursday, bashing President Obama's idea on gun control and the ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre told a crowd of more than 600 in Nashville, Tenn., that Obama's proposals for gun control are efforts to "dismantle the Second Amendment". ...
Bill to let educators carry guns passes comm.
A bill to allow certain school personnel to carry guns during the school day is one step closer to a vote by the full House. A revised version of the measure by Rep. Paul Battles (R-Cartersville) easily passed out of the House Public Safety and Homeland Security committee. It would ...
Hundreds gather at gun rally at State Capitol
Hundreds of pro-gun advocates gather at the State Capitol to show their support for the Second Amendment. The Georgia Second Right Rally is the third gun rally at the State Capitol organized by John Bigham who is concerned federal legislation being considered by Congress will infringe on gun owners’ rights ...
Large turnout in Marietta for gun class
They’ve been buying guns in record numbers. Thursday night, hundreds of people showed up at a class conducted by the Marietta Police Department to learn how to use them safety. The turnout almost equaled the number of people who have attended all the other classes conducted by Marietta Police over ...
Local sheriff wages battle with Obama over guns
Cherokee County Sheriff Roger Garrison has joined a vocal set of lawmen across the nation in declaring that he will not enforce any gun control laws that he deems unconstitutional. In an open letter, Garrison accused President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and some members of Congress of “attempting to ...
Deal delivers State of State address
Gov. Nathan Deal delivers his third State of the State address since taking office touching on public safety, education, the HOPE Scholarship Program, and ethics reform. His $19.8 billion budget will include money to restore 10 days to Georgia’s Pre-K program which were cut two years ago. He is also ...
Ga. Legislature discusses armed school personnel
A state lawmaker wants to arm school personnel with guns if the school does not have its own resource officer. Rep. Paul Battles (R-Cartersville) tells WSB’s Sandra Parrish his wife is a former school administrator and he has been concerned for years about school safety. He says the mass shooting ...
Executive orders and gun controls
Vice President Biden's statement to reporters on Wednesday that the Obama Administration might take action to restrict guns created a firestorm of criticism about the constitutional legitimacy of such moves, as the debate over gun controls continued to simmer on the front burner in Washington, D.C. "There are executive orders, ...
NRA push for armed officers backed by state superintendent
The National Rifle Association’s call Friday for armed officers in every school drew quick support from Georgia School Superintendent John Barge, who said it would deter the type of mass killings carried out last week at a Connecticut elementary school. But Barge said financially struggling school districts in Georgia would ...
Georgia congressman joins gun control debate
Some people have tried to avoid the gun control conversation, but five days after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the issue is clearly now on the table. A Georgia Republican often backed by the NRA believes now is an appropriate time to talk about gun control -- but ...
White House pushes on gun controls
After nibbling around the edges of the gun control issue in the immediate aftermath of the school shootings in Connecticut, the White House on Tuesday made no bones about President Obama's support for a series of gun control measures as part of an overall strategy to curb gun violence. "He ...
No quick White House moves on gun control
While a number of Democrats in Congress called for some type of legislative response to the mass school shooting in Connecticut, there was no real agreement on what would be the best way to address that tragedy, as the White House made clear there will be no rush of gun ...
Congress looks at gun controls
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has been seen as one of the most conservative Democrats in recent years, so when he said on Monday that the Connecticut shootings show the need for a broader discussion, it was noticed on Capitol Hill. After all, in the 2010 and 2012 elections, ...
The politics of gun control
Nothing ever stays the same in politics, and that is true when it comes to the politics of guns, as backers of gun control find themselves in the distinct minority in Congress now, a big switch from 20 years ago. Whether anything changes in the wake of last week's mass ...
Gun control rumblings after school shooting
Even though the Congress was not in session on Friday as word arrived of the mass shootings at a Connecticut elementary school, lawmakers flocked to social media to send their thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families, with most - but not all - side stepping the politics ...
FBI raids motorcycle club
A short, stout man with a graying beard and a Vietnam veterans ballcap shakes his head as he looks at a broken down gate in front of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, on Campbellton Road. “It’s just another day in paradise, that’s all,” he says. This biker would not identify himself, ...
Opinions on gun control remain same
The movie theater massacre in Colorado has at least one thing in common with previous high-profile shootings: it hasn't changed any minds about gun control. The Pew Research Center's Michael Dimock says 47 percent of those they surveyed favor more control over gun ownership, while 46 percent are more concerned ...
Some Democrats to press case for gun controls
A group of more liberal Democrats in the Congress will hold a news conference Tuesday afternoon to speak about gun control measures in the Congress, saying they will "discuss the need for common-sense gun safety reforms." The Democrats will be led by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), who was elected to ...
Colorado shootings unlikely to make gun control prime issue
When I started working on Capitol Hill in 1980, the politics of gun control was certainly an issue in the Congress. But after a number of years of controversy, the issue now makes few major political waves even after a tragedy like the one last week in Colorado. That's not ...
3 teens arrested for string of burglaries in Villa Rica
Three teenage burglars are behind bars and being charged with a string of thefts in the Villa Rica area. Captain K.L. Shaddix with the Villa Rica Police Department says on Tuesday night (July, 10, 2010) 18-year-old Larry Wayne Sherbert and two 15-year-old suspects hit several commercial businesses, including a convenience ...
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