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Gun sales have been on the rise in Augusta, particularly to women. "Over the last year, its been on pretty much a daily basis," said Eddie Walden, the owner of Waldens. "Wed see (women) before, but not on a daily basis." - [Read more]

Gun reforms that would let people carry weapons into Georgia airports won final passage Tuesday night at the Georgia General Assembly. Senate Bill 291, one of two major gun bills before the assembly this year, cleared the House 120 37. It already had passed the Senate and heads to Gov. Sonny Perdue for his signature. Senate Bill 291 also prohibits law enforcement officers from confiscating peoples lawfully owned guns during emergencies and makes various other changes to state gun regulations. - [Read more]

Two bills allowing Right-to-Carry permit holders to carry in churches, bars and parts of airports on Wednesday were passed by the Senate, closing out a marathon day of legislation. SB 308, sponsored by Sen. Mitch Seabaugh of Sharpsburg and clarifying language regarding where guns can be carried in the state, withstood strong objections from the Board of Regents and at least 10 amendments that were either rejected or withdrawn. It passed with bipartisan support, 41-12. The other bill, SB... - [Read more]

The bill would allow weapons in bars, provided that owners allow it. It also would allow licensed owners to keep guns in their cars in a K 12 school parking lots. - [Read more]

A new Georgia law could allow people with Right-to-Carry permits to take firearms onto college campuses and in churches and bars. - [Read more]

A proposal to revise the county’s ordinances to allow residents to carry firearms into county parks and on other government properties was shot down Monday during a Rockdale County Board of Commissioners work session. - [Read more]

The "Common Sense Lawful Carry" bill has gone through several changes since it was first introduced. Introduced by Sen. Mitch Seabaugh, R Sharpsburg, the bill was presented in a committee meeting that lasted nearly three hours Monday. The "committee substitute" to Senate Bill 308 incorporated changes answering some concerns that had been raised since the bill was originally introduced. "Legislation goes through a process. You can introduce a bill, but after that, a lot of fingers are in... - [Read more]

The Georgia Common Sense Lawful Carry Act, authored by State Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R Sharpsburg), was signed into law today by Gov. Sonny Perdue. Georgias 400,000 lawfully carrying citizens and Georgias law enforcement officials now have clearer guidelines as to where weapons can and cannot be carried. - [Read more]

A school shooting spree last year in Winnenden in which a teenager killed 15 people has prompted a German anti weapons group to lodge a complaint with the countrys constitutional court. The initiative "No murder weapons as sports weapons" has lodged a constitutional complaint with the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe. Germanys weapons law, the group says, is unconstitutional and does not provide enough protection from killing sprees. - [Read more]

The anti-weapons campaign group "Keine Mordwaffen als Sportwaffen" (No murder weapons as sports weapons) presented a petition of over 185,000 signatures to parliament on Friday in Berlin as part of a campaign to ban large-caliber handguns in Germany. - [Read more]

German President Horst Koehler on Thursday said Germanys gun laws were still too lenient. "Both houses of parliament and the governments of all German states must bring the process of toughening our gun laws forward," - [Read more]

Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I rise to speak briefly on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. Of course, this vacancy is being left by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. The President has the constitutional prerogative to nominate whosoever he chooses, but it is important to recognize the Constitution does not stop there. It also provides a second constitutional obligation or responsibility, in this case upon the Senate, when it comes to the duty of advice and... - [Read more]

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Lead, for centuries the core ingredient of ammunition, is now coming under attack itself. As the American military begins to embrace "green bullets," environmental groups are pushing state and federal officials to ban the use of lead in hunters guns and fishermens tackle. - [Read more]

Starbucks, the Seattle based coffee house chain, is in hot water with gun control advocates for allowing patrons to openly carry firearms in its shops where local laws permit. The company issued a statement explaining that if it banned guns in its coffee shops "we would be forced to require our partners to ask law abiding customers to leave our stores." - [Read more]