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Georgia Should Not Be the State Where It's Legal to Shoot First
24 January 2006
Macon Telegraph (Georgia), Editorial
Watch out. Be careful. State Sen. Greg Goggans, R-Douglas, with a little help from the National Rifle Association, wants to make it legal for those who "reasonably" believe they are under attack to fight back, including the use of deadly force.
On the surface it's difficult to argue with a person's right to defend one's self or one's loved ones. In fact Senate Bill 396 is not much different from present law with a couple of notable exceptions. The present law limits to... (GunPolicy.org)