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By: politics and concealed weapon permits

politics and concealed weapon permits — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:07:12 +0000

politics and concealed weapon permits…

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By: FirstHand

FirstHand — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:59:32 +0000

People are missing the point here. Sure MARTA itself is safe however can you honestly say the walk to and from the MARTA is? I enjoy taking public transportation for various reasons but getting to/from the stop after sun down is another story.

I live a few blocks from the North station and at times I feel a little uneasy because of the large number of homeless, drug dealers, etc in the area. I would encourage anyone of you that feels this bill is silly to come to the North Ave area sometime between 11PM and midnight. And while you’re in the area walk down to the corner of Cortland and Linden.

Additionally, if the economy worsens how much more aggressive will the homeless and drug addicts become?

By: GaGunOwner

GaGunOwner — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:44:06 +0000

l this horrible and evil law.

What makes you think that such pat-downs would be constitutional? There is no firearms exception to the 4th amendment.

http://www.georgiacarry.org

By: GaGunOwner

GaGunOwner — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:42:11 +0000

HB89 only makes it illegal for licensed people do drink while carrying in a restaurant that serves alcohol. It will not be illegal to carry with a BAC on MARTA or anywhere else.

Unfortunately, braves games, big concernts, or new years at underground are “public gatherings” and thus off-limits to carry. This law is a Jim Crow law designed and intended to prevent African-Americans from being armed. Anyway, we’ve got next year to repea

By: Bruz

Bruz — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:32:25 +0000

I will never understand why law abiding citizens would be afraid of other law abiding citizens carrying a firearm. HB89 pertains to 3% of the population of Georgia…..The 3% who have gone through the FBI Background Check,Finger Printing process and been permitted to carry a concealed firearm. This legislation does not open the door for everyone to go buy a gun (which by the way you also have a background check to accomplish legally) and start carrying it on MARTA.

Consider this…….The last multiple shooting that made the news(New Life Churchl) was ended by a CCW Permit Holder prior to Law Enforcement arriving………How many more people would have been killed or injured had those CCW holders not been there?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:15:50 +0000

And yes, I realize that I just stereotyped gun owners as racist “gun nuts.” I apologize for that, but my friends who are level-headed and intelligent about their gun ownership sometimes seem to be in the minority.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:12:04 +0000

I ride MARTA every day, at least twice a day. I used to ride it three or four nights a week, well after dark. I have only had two problems on MARTA in the ten years I’ve ridden the trains - both were instances where I merely felt uncomfortable with someone’s behavior and the issue was quickly taken care of because a MARTA police officer was present. At this point, I’m much more afraid of being shot by some gun nut who rides to a Braves game for the first time and feels threatened by the supposed criminals all around him/her than I am of my fellow commuters, most of whom are just decent people on their way to and from work (yes, even late at night when I’m on my way home from the airport). Start up a conversation with a fellow rider some time - I’ve met some really nice people this way!

By: Joeventures

Joeventures — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:36:45 +0000

Scott - Yes, I have taken MARTA at night. Lots of times.

I think the earliest I’ve been on the system was somewhere between 5 and 6 in the morning. For that trip, I was heading from my home in Midtown (right around the corner from the Krispy Kreme) to the CNN Center area for a day-long meeting I helped organize.

On one occasion, I took the last train south from Buckhead station to catch the last train West to H. E. Holmes. (Back then, I lived in Smyrna and was among the many unfortunate people who depend on a car for transportation). That trip left me at Five Points for about 15-20 minutes.

Of all the thousands of times I’ve ridden MARTA — morning, day and night — I have never been threatened, and I have never seen any station “overrun with criminals.”

Frankly, after riding MARTA as much as I have I can say with all sincerity that you’re showing a lot of paranoia. You should probably seek psychiatric help.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:56:09 +0000

Have you ever taken Marta at night…Have you looked around the Five Points station at night? The place is overrun with criminals. Do you think they’re not ALREADY carrying guns. Criminals already have the guns, they don’t follow the laws This law gives the law abiding individual a chance to SURVIVE. the Marta cops are rarely around and probably won’t get their in time to you. But I guess you’d rather only let the criminals have guns and not the screened and fingerprinted Georgia Firearms License holders.

By: Ben G

Ben G — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:09:10 +0000

Even after HB89 gets signed into law, OCGA 16-11-127 will still prohibit carrying a weapon at a Braves game.

Just FYI.

We should all thank GeorgiaCarry.Org and other pro-rights groups for getting this much needed reform to GA’s gun laws passed in this year!