Georgia
Georgia has some of the weakest gun laws in the country. The legislature passed a law requiring colleges and universities to allow guns on campus in 2017, and in 2022, Georgia repealed its last foundational policy by passing permitless carry legislation. Though Georgia repealed its Citizen’s Arrest law in 2021, the state still has a dangerous Shoot First law that allows a person to kill another in a public area, even when they can safely walk away from the danger.
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Georgia Lawmakers Fail to Pass Gun Safety Legislation in the Wake of Mass Shooting at Apalachee High School
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Georgia
#46 in the country for gun law strength
Same rank as last year
An open letter to all Americans, Like too many Black mothers in America, we know the pain Ahmaud Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, is feeling. We are part of a community we didn’t choose—a community of mothers whose children have been taken by gun violence and then blamed for their own… Continue
