Gun Policy News
US Court Rejects Case to Permit Hidden Handguns at Atlanta Airport
12 March 2009
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that licensed firearms owners may not carry guns into parts of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
GeorgiaCarry.org, a gun-rights group, and state Rep. Timothy Bearden (R-Villa Rica) challenged the airport's ban on guns. They contended a law enacted last year overrode a longstanding policy prohibiting visitors to the airport from carrying firearms in non-secure areas.
The law, which took effect in July, allows owners of... (GunPolicy.org)