Georgia Carry.org
GeorgiaCarry.org, (GCO) is a state-level, grassroots guns-rights organization that is dedicated to preserving and protecting the rights of its members to keep and bear arms that are protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Paragraph VIII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. On its website, the organization describes itself as "Georgia's no-compromise voice for gun owners." The organization is also referred to as Georgia Carry in conversation and press coverage. It is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Georgia.
It is engaged in activism such passing new legislation to affirm the rights of gun owners, such as Georgia House Bill 89 which was passed during the 2008 legislative session, and litigating Second Amendment cases on the behalf of its members. It has recently been involved in litigation against the city of Atlanta regarding the carrying of firearms in non-secure areas of the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport by citizens licensed to carry open and concealed firearms by the state.
As of March, 2009, GeorgiaCarry.org has about 4,000 dues paying members. It has brought at least 13 federal and state lawsuits as of July, 2008.
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