Georgians
for Gun Safety
Georgians for Gun Safety is a non-profit advocacy organization made up of concerned citizens working to reduce death and injuries by firearms in Georgia. While we focus on education and communication, we also try to bring balance to the gun safety debate in the Georgia General Assembly. |
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Our activities include: |
- Advocacy and lobbying efforts
during the Georgia General Assembly.
- Providing gun safety
information.
- Community education and media
outreach on gun safety issues.
- Liaison with Georgia- and
Atlanta-based law enforcement organizations to help advance their
initiatives to make our communities safer.
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What we stand for: |
- The safe and legitimate use of firearms for
sport and hunting purposes.
- The right of law-abiding citizens to carry
firearms, provided reasonable background checks and registration procedures
are put in place.
- Firearm registration that is on a par with
auto registration.
- The strengthening and enforcement of laws
that keep guns out of the hands of: felons, minors, domestic abusers, straw
buyers and the court-adjudicated mentally incompetent.
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What we are against: |
- Immunity from lawsuits for gun
manufacturers.
- Tactics such as blacklisting, something the
NRA has recently started.
- The undo influence of money in politics
which causes politicians to take positions that do not represent the views of
their constituents.
- Obfuscation of the issues to suggest that
any movement toward protecting our population as a whole from gun violence
somehow diminishes their individual rights as citizens.
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