Members of the Georgia General Assembly this week will consider a bill that would, if enacted into law, allow all lawful weapons carriers to carry a firearm without needing a government permit.
State Senator Jason Anavitarte (R-Dallas) is the primary sponsor of the bill, SB 319, according to the Georgia General Assembly’s website.
In an email to supporters, Anavitarte said that the bill goes to the Senate floor this week for a vote.
“This legislation is the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act and will greatly enhance the ability of Georgians to exercise their rights guaranteed under the Second Amendment. Essentially, the bill would allow all lawful weapons carriers to carry a firearm, without needing a government permit,” Anavitarte said.
“The Constitution is clear on this issue, and it is past time that the General Assembly act to grant our citizens the rights they were assured of hundreds of years ago.”
Nine of the bill’s 31 co-sponsors include:
• State Senator Chuck Payne (R-Dalton)
• State Senator Bruce Thompson (R-White)
• State Senator Randy Robertson (R- Cataula)
• State Senator Billy Hickman (R- Statesboro)
• State Senator Steve Gooch (R- Dahlonega)
• State Senator Marty Harbin (R-Tyrone)
• State Senator Cardin Summers (R-Cordele)
• State Senator Lee Anderson (R-Grovetown)
• State Senator Max Burns (R-Sylvania)
Anavitarte also told followers that state legislators have now officially hit the halfway point of the 2022 Legislative Session.
“To this point, the Senate has been exceedingly productive, having passed a total 45 Senate bills and resolutions throughout our first 20 days of business,” Anavitarte said.
“This week, in particular, saw the Senate advance measures that extended protections to our student athletes and granted parents more oversight in the education of their children.”
Anavitarte recently proposed a bill that, if enacted into law, would designate certain people not as cyberbullies but, instead, as stalkers. Local boards of education would have to notify students and parents of the change, according to an emailed press release.
The proposed law says that a person 18 or older who stalks a minor has committed a high and aggravated misdemeanor, according to the bill’s description on the Georgia General Assembly’s website.
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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star and The Georgia Star News. Follow Chris on Facebook, Twitter, Parler, and GETTR. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Jason R. Anavitarte” by Jason R. Anavitarte.
