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Monday, August 11, 2008

Courtroom duel over guns in airport

Is it legal to carry a gun in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport… a judge will hear that argument today in a courtroom duel between gun rights advocates and the city of Atlanta. Georgiacarry.org sued the city after a new state law went into effect July first that permits guns in state parks, restaurants that serve alcohol and on mass transit.

The gun group says that means concealed gun carry is legal in so-called non-secure areas of the airport. Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin and airport manager Ben DeCosta disagree. Both parties contend gun carry is prohibited beyond security checkpoints. The hearing is slated for this afternoon in Fulton County Superior Court.

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