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ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – The NRA-backed Georgia legislation that allows gun owners to carry a firearm without a permit from the state has reportedly passed, according to a tweet by Gov. Brian Kemp.
Kemp said in a tweet that he appreciates the hard work of the House and Senate to get the “Constitutional Carry” bill or Senate Bill 319 over the finish line.
Kemp also said that law-abiding Georgians deserve to ensure they can protect themselves and their families.
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Kemp says that he is looking forward to signing the bill.
Currently, you need a permit, which means you must pass a background check, if you want to carry a gun outside of your home and it costs $75 to get a gun license. Opponents of the bill believe that passage of the bill will result in more guns on the streets.
The NRA sent the following:
“The NRA paved the way for constitutional carry by first leading the charge for right-to-carry nearly 40 years ago. Today, every state, and the District of Columbia, provides for the carrying of a firearm for self-defense outside the home in some form, and half the nation recognizes the Second Amendment protects law-abiding citizens’ right to self-defense as an inherent and inalienable right. NRA members have led this extraordinary brick-by-brick effort in building and expanding America’s self-defense laws and we are not done!,” said Wayne LaPierre, CEO and executive vice president of the NRA.
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