WHAT: State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will join community leaders from Booker T. Washington High School, Washington Park and the Vine City neighborhood to show opposition to the opening of the Northside Pawn Shop. The pawn shop is located near Booker T. Washington High School and sells a variety of firearms, including handguns. Sen. Fort recently introduced legislation to allow cities to restrict zoning for gun dealers.
WHO: State Senator Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta)
WHEN: Friday, March 19
10 a.m.
WHERE: Northside Pawn Shop
900 block of Martin Luther King Dr.
Atlanta, Ga.
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Sen. Vincent Fort represents the 39th Senate District which includes a portion of Fulton County. He may be reached at his office at the Capitol at 404.656.5091, by cell phone at 404.287.7116.
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March 18, 2010
Jennifer Kitt, Press Office Coordinator
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