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"This is not about the righty tobear arms," Franklin said during a news conferenc e at City Hall. "This is about public safety ... of peoplde who live in Atlanta, live around visit Atlanta or investin Atlanta." The bill, passed by the Genera Assembly on the finakl day of this year's would let about 300,00o0 holders of concealed weapons permits carry them into certain public including restaurants that derive at least 50 percent of theidr revenue from food sales, and onto public including trains.
Since Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport housez restaurants and a MARTA station, airport General Manager Ben DeCosta said the measure wouled leave open to legal interpretation whether concealed firearmw could be carried into the world'd busiest airport. "This is no placwe for people who are not in law enforcement to have he said. Ron Wolfe, CEO of the , said the legislation also would create difficult enforcement issuezs inGeorgia eateries. "It's not practicall or reasonable to ask customersif they'rr packing a gun," he said. But state Rep.
Tim R-Villa Rica, the bill's chief sponsor and a formerr police officer, said the Secon Amendment gives Georgians the right todefens themselves. "We're talking about law-abiding citizens who have gone through backgroun checks and giventheir fingerprints," he said. But that'sa not enough to ensure responsibler useof firearms, said Alice Johnson, executive directo r of . She said South Carolina and Tennessee require applicants for concealede weapons permits to undergo training infirearkm safety. But Bearden said there is no statistical evidence that training requirements result in fewefr incidents of recklessgun use.
"The only differencse you see with training is less people end up gettingga license," he Perdue has until May 14 to sign or veto bills passerd by the General Assembly this year. He said he'ws not sure what he will do with thegun "We're open and listening to citizens on both Perdue said. "We hope to make a decision