My must read of the day is "Up in Arms: Georgia Governor To Sign Controversial Gun Bill Wednesday," in NBC News:
Its official name is the "Safe Carry Protection Act."
But critics are calling it the "Guns Everywhere Bill."
At noon Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is scheduled to sign the sweeping legislation into law. One of the most permissive state gun laws in the nation, it will allow licensed owners to carry firearms into more public places than at any time in the past century, including bars and government buildings that don't have security checkpoints.
This legislation is not egregious, and it’s not really "far reaching" because of the options to opt out. Churches have to decide if they’re going to allow this to occur—and bars can still ban guns from their premises.
It’s a law that applies to licensed gun owners.
Jimmy Carter’s grandson voted in favor of the bill.
I’m sure there are valid concerns to bring up in regards to this bill. If people are worried about it, they should vocalize their concerns, but this legislation has been purported as something that it’s not. Critics focus on the "guns and booze" aspect, or the church aspect in order to prove that this allows "guns everywhere." What they’re really doing is focusing on minute details and inaccurately inflating them to misconstrue the bill and prove a conclusion they’d established regardless of the actual legislation.
Before critics inevitably rip into the horrors of this legislation, I would like to point back to the argument I made when this was first voted on. If you’re going to criticize it—fine, but do it without erroneous exaggerations.