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Georgia

groundloop

(12,424 posts) Tue May 3, 2016, 06:48 PM May 2016

Nathan Deal vetoed campus concealed carry bill

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/03/health/georgia-campus-carry-bill/index.html?adkey=bn

"If the intent of HB 859 is to increase safety of students on college campuses, it is highly questionable that such would be the result," Deal said in a statement. "From the early days of our nation and state, colleges have been treated as sanctuaries of learning where firearms have not been allowed. To depart from such time honored protections should require overwhelming justification. I do not find that such justification exists."

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Nathan Deal vetoed campus concealed carry bill (Original Post) groundloop May 2016 OP

It's tough, but I have to give it to Deal for vetoing two yahoo bills recently. Hoyt May 2016 #1

Credit where credit is due hueymahl May 2016 #2

Some great news. At least one Governor has some sanity left! He had the guts to stand up and veto raccoon May 2016 #3

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. It's tough, but I have to give it to Deal for vetoing two yahoo bills recently.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 07:44 PM

May 2016

hueymahl

(2,678 posts)

2. Credit where credit is due

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Wed May 4, 2016, 06:54 AM

May 2016

He is still deeply flawed, but if he keeps this up, he may end up with a legacy not completely crappy.

raccoon

(31,527 posts)

3. Some great news. At least one Governor has some sanity left! He had the guts to stand up and veto