... Since its incorporation in 2006, Georgia Carry has fired off a steady stream of lawsuits against local gun bans by leaning on a state law that bars any entity but the General Assembly from regulating the carrying and possession of firearms.
Georgia Carry appears to be winning the fight against Georgia's restrictions, which it calls the most stringent in the country, according to John Monroe, the group's vice president and attorney.
Restrictions on where permitted gun owners can carry weapons in public seem to be on the wane, especially since Gov. Sonny Perdue signed legislation in May allowing the state's estimated 300,000 concealed-weapons permit holders to carry in public transit, state parks and restaurants that serve alcohol.
"If our recent experience is any indicator, I think they are leaning to being more favorable to people who have an interest in carrying firearms to protect themselves," Mr. Monroe said.
The group has beat back several bans on weapons in parks, including those in Coweta, Forsyth, Fulton and Athens-Clarke counties, and is suing Atlanta after officials for the city and city-owned Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport threatened to arrest anyone who carries a gun on airport property.
Article here. I've noted before the importance of local and state level grassroots groups in fighting the anti-gunners. This is one more example of why groups like Georgia Carry are vital to defending our rights.
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