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The Latest: Deal Also Vetoes Bill Allowing Weapons in Church
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: Deal Also Vetoes Bill Allowing Weapons in Church
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — May 3, 2016, 6:51 PM ET
The Latest on legislation to allow anyone with a permit to carry concealed handguns on Georgia campuses (all times local):
6:30 p.m.
Georgia's Republican governor has rejected legislation permitting people to carry weapons inside churches without penalty.
It would have amended state law, which currently bans guns in churches, to say that people who carry weapons into church would not be in violation of the law as long as they leave the church when told to do so. The proposal is separate from another bill vetoed Tuesday permitting concealed handguns on college campuses.
Deal signed legislation two years ago expanding locations where weapons can be carried. That bill allowed guns in bars. Deal said this year's proposal "breaches a compromise" from that time. Houses of worship should be protected places free of weapons, he said.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — May 3, 2016, 6:51 PM ET
The Latest on legislation to allow anyone with a permit to carry concealed handguns on Georgia campuses (all times local):
6:30 p.m.
Georgia's Republican governor has rejected legislation permitting people to carry weapons inside churches without penalty.
It would have amended state law, which currently bans guns in churches, to say that people who carry weapons into church would not be in violation of the law as long as they leave the church when told to do so. The proposal is separate from another bill vetoed Tuesday permitting concealed handguns on college campuses.
Deal signed legislation two years ago expanding locations where weapons can be carried. That bill allowed guns in bars. Deal said this year's proposal "breaches a compromise" from that time. Houses of worship should be protected places free of weapons, he said.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-georgia-governor-veto-campus-guns-bill-38853711
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