GA Town Requires Gun Ownership: 'Something for a Potential Criminal to Think About' - Fox 'News'

JacksinPA said:

GA Town Requires Gun Ownership: 'Something for a Potential Criminal to Think About' | Fox News Insider

As the gun control debate rages on, one Georgia town has a local law mandating that “every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm.”

The law was enacted in Kennesaw, Georgia -- a town of about 33,000 people 25 miles northwest of Atlanta -- in 1982, and the community has historically had a low rate of violent crime.

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JacksinPA said:

GA Town Requires Gun Ownership: 'Something for a Potential Criminal to Think About' | Fox News Insider

As the gun control debate rages on, one Georgia town has a local law mandating that “every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm.”

The law was enacted in Kennesaw, Georgia -- a town of about 33,000 people 25 miles northwest of Atlanta -- in 1982, and the community has historically had a low rate of violent crime.

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Unitedwestand13 said:

Suppose someone sues againist that Law for violating their rights?

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(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.

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Chomsky said:

I guess my questions would be:

1] Does the city buy you a gun, if you're broke?
2] If there's a gun accident within a household that claims they otherwise wouldn't own a gun, do the citizens involved have recourse to sue the city?

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