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'Rambos in the Restaurant' Bill
(WSB Radio) -- A Marietta state representative is proposing legislation that would allow anyone with a concealed weapons permit to take a handgun inside most Georgia restaurants.
Supporters say it embraces constitutional freedoms. Critics call it the "Rambos in the restaurant" bill.
Rep. Bobby Franklin has introduced similar proposals in the past.
"What if someone comes to Atlanta to stay at the Ritz-Carlton, and they have to walk a couple of blocks to a restaurant?" Franklin told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. "They'd like to be able to carry that gun in downtown Atlanta at night. Right now, even if they have a permit and have passed the background checks, they can't."
Franklin's proposal, which would apply to any restaurant that generates more than 50 percent of its income from food.
For years, the state has banned weapons at restaurants that serve alcohol, at football games, in churches and at other public gatherings.
http://wsbradio.com/news/021105gunsdinner3a.html
(WSB Radio) -- A Marietta state representative is proposing legislation that would allow anyone with a concealed weapons permit to take a handgun inside most Georgia restaurants.
Supporters say it embraces constitutional freedoms. Critics call it the "Rambos in the restaurant" bill.
Rep. Bobby Franklin has introduced similar proposals in the past.
"What if someone comes to Atlanta to stay at the Ritz-Carlton, and they have to walk a couple of blocks to a restaurant?" Franklin told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. "They'd like to be able to carry that gun in downtown Atlanta at night. Right now, even if they have a permit and have passed the background checks, they can't."
Franklin's proposal, which would apply to any restaurant that generates more than 50 percent of its income from food.
For years, the state has banned weapons at restaurants that serve alcohol, at football games, in churches and at other public gatherings.
http://wsbradio.com/news/021105gunsdinner3a.html