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GCO v. MARTA

The Northern District Court has ruled against Georgia Carry in a case they brought against the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). According to the ruling [pdf]:

On October 14, 2008, Christopher Raissi drove to the Avondale MARTA station and parked his car in the south parking lot. He got out, went to the back of his car, and pulled out a handgun in a holster. Raissi reached behind his back and clipped the holster to the waistband of his pants. He pulled his shirt over the holster so that it was completely covered and then walked toward the station. All of this was seen by Malcolm Nicholas, a MARTA police officer who had been patrolling the parking lot.

Responding officers detained Mr. Raissi while they verified that he had a Georgia Firearms License and ran a GCIC check for warrants. After the check was completeted, Mr. Raissi’s gun was returned to him, and he was released.

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Civil Rights

Senate Bill 9

Well, we’ve got a preview of the Legislature’s agenda for 2009, and I have to admit to some confusion. The early draft of SB9 reads in part:

To amend Code Section 16-11-126 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying a concealed weapon, so as to repeal the requirement that such a weapon must be kept in a holster; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…huh?

Civil Rights

Georgia Carry Amicus brief for Heller

GeorgiaCarry.org has posted a copy of their brief (PDF) in DC vs. Heller, and it’s a good read.

“[T]he simple truth-born of experience is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people. Our own sorry history bears this out: Disarmament was the tool of choice for subjugating both slaves and free blacks in the South. In Florida, patrols searched blacks’ homes for weapons, confiscated those found and punished their owners without judicial process.”

—Silveira v. Lockyer, 328 F.3d 567, 569 (9th Cir. 2003)