Crime & Safety
Patch Poll: Should Georgia Ban Assault Rifles?
After the deadliest mass shooting in American history, a Georgia lawmaker wants to renew an effort to ban the weapons. What do you think?
A DeKalb lawmaker says that, in the wake of the Orlando shooting, she plans to revive her effort to ban assault rifles in Georgia.
Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver is a Democrat in Georgia's Republican-controlled General Assembly and would no doubt face an uphill battle pushing any legislation viewed as anti-gun.
"Georgia wants to see at least a bipartisan discussion on the easy access to assault weapons," Oliver told Patch. "I don't think I'm the only person in Georgia who wants to have a discussion on some ways to reduce the thousands of deaths due to gun violence.
"We have failed the public for refusing to have this discussion."
Oliver's legislation would ban the type of assault rifle Omar Mateen used Sunday to attack a crowd at an Orlando gay nightclub, killing 50 people and wounding another 53. It would also restrict assault rifles, large-capacity magazines and armor-piercing bullets in Georgia.
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