Sen. Smith Files Bill to Protect Citizens’ Gun Rights during an Emergency
ATLANTA (Jan. 29, 2010) – State Sen. Preston Smith (R-Rome) filed Senate Bill 342 today to protect legally carrying citizens’ gun rights during a state of emergency. Currently, state law grants extraordinary powers to a Georgia governor to suspend or limit the sale, dispensing or transportation of firearms during an emergency. Sen. Smith’s bill would repeal that existing statute to remove a governor’s power to limit gun rights during an emergency.