Ed Stone is the President of GeorgiaCarry.Org, the most active voice for restoring the right to bear arms in Georgia. He is a practicing construction law attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, a former police officer and a military veteran.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing a bill Monday that would require the police to return stolen firearms to their rightful owner once they are no longer needed for "evidentiary purposes." SB 350 would also require the...
The second year of the 2011-2012 session in the Georgia General Assembly is underway, and there are several competing gun bills pending, all of which could affect your right to bear arms. The usual suspects have introduced a...
Last night a Georgia Tech student was robbed in his dormitory room by four men wearing masks. At least one of the robbers was armed with a handgun. The university sent a message to campus students advising them...
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan should be filibustered.We have learned a lot more about Elena Kagan and her views on the right to bear arms since the last time she appeared in this column, and what we have...
The President has nominated his pick for the Supreme Court to replace Justice Stevens. Elena Kagan is the Solicitor General of the United States, and, if the Senate approves, she will become the next Justice on the United States...
The United States Attorney General, Eric Holder, testified yesterday at a Senate Subcommittee about the New York terrorism incident. During the hearing, he mentioned that Georgia's SB 291, currently awaiting signature by the Governor, is "...
The General Assembly passed two major gun related bills toward the end of the session, one on the evening of the very last day. Both bills are now sitting on Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue's desk awaiting a signature...
When members of the General Assembly decided to pass a bill to repeal Georgia's 140 year old public gathering law on Thursday night, they were confused by the irony of the largest gun rights group in the...
The legislative session is running down to the wire now. Sine die, the day the legislature breaks and all legislation is finished for this session, is next week, on Thursday, April 29. SB 308, in order to become...
"Disperse, you rebels; damn you, throw down your arms and disperse!" -- Major John Pitcairn, April19, 1775, at Lexington, Massachussetts, while waving his sword in the air. With all of the focus given to the Declaration...