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Gun-Toting in Georgia: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Carrying My Gun

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By Andisheh Nouraee

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | July 31, 2008

Although I had a permit, I was less than thrilled that the Georgia General Assembly passed H.B. 89 in April. The new law would give licensed firearms permit holders the right to legally carry guns into places that used to be off-limits: city and state parks, public transportation, and restaurants that serve alcohol.

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