TomHaynes's Blog

I think Governor Perdue is out of his mind for legalizing this gun law. I do not care if these are registered gun owners. Plus, this is not Kennesaw,Ga... it is Atlanta. I will not feel safe in this city if this is passed. I do;however, respect your opinion...just not buying into it.

In fact I think that there will be a decrease in gun violence with the criminals knowing that there might be someone there to shoot them down if they try something.
The criminals have guns anyway. Now the law abiding citizens have the ability to defend themselves and you.

Excuse me, in closing, I should have said... "I just don't believe there is a connection between criminals and registered gun owners."

This is a Georgia law, not Atlanta.

Many states already have this law and have no increase in crime and no increase in crime from permit holders.

If you want facts instead of an emotional opinion, do some research.

Concealed Weapons Permit (CWP) holders have fewer "shooting" related convictions than police officers nationwide.

There are thousands of permit holders in Georgia - I don't think any have been convicted of a shooting related felony.

The concealed weapons law has always been around and I am sure you have been near people carrying guns legally and didn't know it. This law simply allows these holders to carry it in more places.

Want to know how someone carrying a weapon can save your life? Look at the stories where CWP holders were able to save many lives when they did have their weapon...and how many lives were lost when other CWP holders were not allowed to carry them.

http://www.nrapublications.org/AC/index.asp

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCommentary.asp?Page=/Comment
ary/archive/200704/COM20070417a.html

Show us all statistics where people carrying guns LEGALLY - use them ILLEGALLY. The people you are so afraid of don't care about carrying permits - just committing crimes.

HB 89. This bill will make Georgia a safer place, not a more dangerous place. It will not lead to any increase in gun related violence. I am glad we have a governor who did not cave in to the blatant lies and misrepresentations from anti-gun groups who were clearly provided a bully pulpit by the local news channels.
It is not the law abiding citizens who have undergone a background investigation by the GBI and the FBI, and have obtained a concealed carry license, who will perpetrate crimes using a gun. It will be the criminal, people who do not care what the law says. And now, there exist a measure of self-defense that was denied before. Kudos Governor Perdue.

To the best of my knowledge there is no relationship between crime and those that legally carry conceled weapons.

Sunny Perdue has just allowed the citizen to be on a more level legal ground as the criminal in that they can also carry a gun where the criminal have always carried guns.

It appears that Atlanta has a serious crime problem and this law was for all Georgians.

One is 9,000 more likely to die on an operating table than be shot be someone with a gun.

People have always been afraid of what they don't know or what they don't know how to perform a task.

There is a country where all the people walk around openly with all kinds of weapons and there is no crime rate involving guns.

I fell sorry for the people in Atlanta that are not interested in protecting themselves. The police can not be with all of us all the time thus they cannot protect us.

Give this new law a chance and do some independent thinking.

Do y'all know how hard it is to get a CWP, 2 background checks 2 sets of finger prints for both state & federal. that's just for you not counting registry of your weapon Personal history going back ten years plus five personal references not just a note from your mommy will work here OK. So if I waste somebody in a Walmart,for whatever reasons, I'd better have proof of self-defence and fear of endangerment of life. The ROE (rules of engagement) for CWP holders are as the same for police & military. You shall not Discharge your weapon unless there is a clear & present danger, such as bodily harm or eminent endangerment of life {not of property}. You can't kill someone for trying to steal your car, but if they use a weapon to jack you then you can boink 'um big time. Also you'll probably want to get a weapons training certification, not needed but it helps to put it down on the app. Oh before you discharge your weapon you must give warning also, fergot that little tidbit. so for all those whinner's out there on gun safety,and use of force Yoo-hoo some of us CWP holders have a perfect track record of only firing when fired upon.......trippy P.S. Crimmials beware I'm insured by Smith & Wesson and am under-written by Colt. :)

This is crazy. I feel sorry for the Atlanta Police. No one who is not a police officer should legally be carrying a gun on MARTA, or in a restaurant or state park. How can the police now tell a criminal from a regular person?

TREE777

AS THE SAYING GOES: WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED THEN ONLY OUTLAWS WILL HAVE GUNS! I COMMEND THE GOV. FOR SIGNING THIS BILL. I HAVE BEEN A GUN OWNER NEARLY ALL MY LIFE AND A NURSE FOR 17 YRS. 3 TIMES I'VE HAD TO PULL IT IN ORDER TO SAVE MY LIFE, BUT THANK GOD NEVER HAD TO PULL THE TRIGGER. PLEASE THOUGH, IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN GUN SAFETY THEN DO, AND NEVER PULL ONE OUT UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO SHOOT IT OR IT WILL BE TAKEN FROM YOU AND USED AGAINST YOU. I'VE BEEN A VICTUM AND HOPE NOT TO EVER BE AGAIN.