Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law legislation that makes Georgia a constitutional carry state, permitting residents to carry handguns in public without a license or background check, Fox 5 Atlanta reported Tuesday.
The signing by Kemp, a Republican, comes after the GOP-controlled Senate passed the act at the beginning of the month.
“SB 319 makes sure that law-abiding Georgians – including our daughters and your family too – can protect themselves without having the permission of the state government,” the governor said in front of a crowd of supporters at the bill signing.
The bill makes Georgia the 25th constitutional carry state in the U.S. behind Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming, according to Breitbart.
“There is no doubt that we are in challenging times,” Kemp told reporters, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
“People don’t have to carry if they don’t want to,” he added. “But this is a constitutional authority that people have, and they certainly shouldn’t have a piece of paper from the government to be able to legally carry a weapon.”
ALL 50 states should HAVE to Approve & Mandate Concealed Carry !!!!!
Not in marxist md..to far up the libtarded arse to smell freedom
Maryland should have legal to carry law since all of the hoodlums, ghettoites, and thugs are all carrying anyway. Let’s at least even the playing field.
Give the GOOD people a chance to survive !!!!!