NRA Top Lobbyists Come To Georgia

The National Rifle Association is sending some of it's top leaders to Atlanta Monday to lobby for a gun bill opposed by the state's business community.
The NRA's Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and the NRA's chief lobbyist will meet with Georgia lawmakers, according to the groups' website. They are lobbying for House Bill 89 which is also referred to as the Parking lot bill. It would prevent business owners from telling their employees that they can’t keep guns in their cars at work.

The NRA says the law is needed because of the self defense rights of law abiding citizens while they commute to and from work. Georgia's business community opposes the bill saying property rights outweigh gun rights.

Georgia lawmakers who are up for re-election this year could get and F in the NRA scorecard if they oppose the bill. It is expected to come up soon once the legislative session starts next week.

It’s not clear whether Governor Sonny Perdue would sign or veto the bill if it passes. A similar bill passed in Oklahoma in 2004, but has been halted by a federal judge.