GA Town Requires Gun Ownership: 'Something for a Potential Criminal to Think About' - Fox 'News'

[JacksinPA]

GA Town Requires Gun Ownership: 'Something for a Potential Criminal to Think About' | Fox News Insider

As the gun control debate rages on, one Georgia town has a local law mandating that “every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm.”

The law was enacted in Kennesaw, Georgia -- a town of about 33,000 people 25 miles northwest of Atlanta -- in 1982, and the community has historically had a low rate of violent crime.

 

[EMNofSeattle]

GA Town Requires Gun Ownership: 'Something for a Potential Criminal to Think About' | Fox News Insider

As the gun control debate rages on, one Georgia town has a local law mandating that “every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm.”

The law was enacted in Kennesaw, Georgia -- a town of about 33,000 people 25 miles northwest of Atlanta -- in 1982, and the community has historically had a low rate of violent crime.

It's also never been enforced that I know if, it would never survive a court challenge, but that's ok.

 

[Unitedwestand13]

GA Town Requires Gun Ownership: 'Something for a Potential Criminal to Think About' | Fox News Insider

As the gun control debate rages on, one Georgia town has a local law mandating that “every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm.”

The law was enacted in Kennesaw, Georgia -- a town of about 33,000 people 25 miles northwest of Atlanta -- in 1982, and the community has historically had a low rate of violent crime.

Suppose someone sues againist that Law for violating their rights?

 

[EMNofSeattle]

Suppose someone sues againist that Law for violating their rights?

you can only sue if they actually take action to enforce the ordinance, which has never happened.

 

[Chomsky]

I guess my questions would be:

1] Does the city buy you a gun, if you're broke?
2] If there's a gun accident within a household that claims they otherwise wouldn't own a gun, do the citizens involved have recourse to sue the city?

 

[Chomsky]

Alright, hang on:

(b) Exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who suffer a physical or mental disability which would prohibit them from using such a firearm. Further exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who are paupers or who conscientiously oppose maintaining firearms as a result of beliefs or religious doctrine, or persons convicted of a felony.

*bolding mine

Source: Wikipedia: Kennesaw, Georgia

It seems toothless.

You can be a C.O., and walk around it.

 

[JacksinPA]

I guess my questions would be:

1] Does the city buy you a gun, if you're broke?
2] If there's a gun accident within a household that claims they otherwise wouldn't own a gun, do the citizens involved have recourse to sue the city?

It used to be common in the West for banks to give you a gun of some type if you opened an account.