Georgia says yes to guns and no to medical marijuana for sick children

[mfcorey1]

These idiots need to be arrested.



The fate of a sweeping expansion to Georgia’s gun laws, the subject of much debate and consternation over the course of the past two legislative sessions, was decided in the final hour of the 2014 session late Thursday.
House Bill 60 received final passage by a vote of 112-58 and now goes to Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk. The approval came despite national efforts by opponents to defeat what they dubbed the “guns everywhere” bill.
Rep. Rick Jasperse, R-Jasper, the main sponsor of the House’s effort on gun legislation, said it’s been a “long and winding road.”
“The House has finally come along for Georgia’s gun owners,” said Sen. Bill Heath, R-Bremen.
As lawmakers negotiated behind the scenes, there appeared to be two sticking points: whether to force churches to allow weapons holders to carry guns into houses of worship and whether Georgia will legalize silencers, known technically as suppressors.
The Senate wanted to legalize silencers but ban guns from churches unless specifically authorized; the House wanted to continue to ban silencers but require churches to “opt out” of allowing weapons.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-gun-bill/nfHn6/

[boston bean]

1. I got a call yesterday from Gabby Giffords PAC

http://americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/

I gave as much as I could. This is just grotesque. They told me on the phone that with the law guns would be allowed in airports.

[aikoaiko]

14. Only in the non-secured areas like drop off, ticket counter, lobby, etc.

Not inside any secure area for passengers or staff.

Gabby's fear mongering approach to battling this legislation was doomed to fail.

[B Calm]

2. My best friends granddaughter suffers from seizures, medical marijuana

could be a cure? Indiana like Georgia has a lot of republicans who are more worried about guns than the health of their citizens.

[aikoaiko]

15. They should have passed that.

[msongs]

3. make the NRA crowd happy and give guns to the sick kids instead of treatment nt

[pipoman]

4. The article doesn't mention mmj even once. ..?

[mfcorey1]

5. Just showing the craziness they thought more important.

[Eleanors38]

7. But children starts with "C", that rhymes with "G", that stands for Gunz. In GD.

[n2doc]

8. Here's an article on the failed MM bill

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/medical-marijuana-bill-falls-short/nfHn2/

[Turbineguy]

6. Obviously we need a new type of marijuana.

Something you can easily overdose on and die from. Better yet, something that would cause others near the smoker to die.

[Iggo]

9. Save the guns! Screw the children!

[badtoworse]

10. What does medical marijuana have to do with the Georgia gun rights bill?

[Eric J in MN]

12. The 2014 session in Georgia just ended

Legalizing silencers for hunting passed.

Legalizing medical marijuana didn't.

[Eric J in MN]

11. silencers legal for hunting

"The final version would legalize the use of silencers for hunting."

That means easy access to silencers for someone who wants to get away with murder.

[aikoaiko]

13. No this doesn't. Sound suppressors are still NFA items.

That require federal background checks, extra fees, and extra paperwork.

[uncommonlink]

16. Not true at all.

Suppressors are still NFA classified, which means a $200.00 tax stamp, a background check that takes up to 6 months and various other restrictions.

Some Europeon countries require sound suppressors for hunting, why not in the US?

Hollywood has really bastardized the function of a suppressor, it doesn't silence the firearm like you see in the movies, you can still hear the firearm quite clearly when fired, it just suppresses the noise to an acceptable level.