Group Wants To Ax Mandatory Gun Permits

Last summer, viagra order Atlanta police arrested Vance Perry Jr. on charges that he was carrying a weapon without a permit.The father of two told Channel 2 Action News reporter Mike Petchenik that he bought the gun from a friend and was carrying it for protection because he lives in a “rough neighborhood.”“I have a right to protect myself and my family,” he said.This week, the Fulton County District Attorney’s office dropped the case against Perry because of a July 2010 revision to the state’s gun laws, that allows non-felons to carry weapons without a valid permit on their own property. This legislative session, one gun rights organization wants lawmakers to pull the trigger on even more liberties for gun owners.Georgia Gun Owners, based in Kennesaw, plans to propose legislation that would do away with mandatory gun permits, instead making it a voluntary process. The gun rights group also wants to eliminate mandatory government fingerprinting, background checks and waiting periods for prospective gun owners.-[source]