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In reply to the discussion: This Small Town Just Voted in Favor of Religious Tyranny [View all]StandingInLeftField
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Kennesaw is the Atlanta suburb that passed an ordinance declaring that all heads of households must own a firearm (with certain exceptions.)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/29/1295761/-It-s-the-law-in-Kennesaw-everyone-MUST-own-a-gun#
"Kennesaw, Georgia, has the most liberal gun laws in the United States, in a state with liberal gun laws.
Let's start with the actual ordinance that was passed by the city of Kennesaw in 1982:
(a) In order to provide for the emergency management of the city, and further in order to provide for and protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants, every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm, together with ammunition therefore.
(b)Exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who suffer a physical or mental disability which would prohibit them from using such a firearm. Further exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who are paupers or who conscientiously oppose maintaining firearms as a result of beliefs or religious doctrine, or persons convicted of a felony.
An amendment to the gun ownership law grants exceptions to convicted felons, conscientious objectors and those who cannot afford a gun."
Full disclosure - I am a native Atlantan and have lived in the South for the majority of my life
..unfortunately.