Politics & Government
Oconee County's Two Representatives Vote In Favor Of Guns On University Campuses
The bill still prohibits guns at "athletic sporting events" and in student housing, including at fraternity and sorority houses.
Oconee County’s two representatives in the Georgia House of Representatives were among the majority that voted in favor this week of a law to allow for handguns on the University of North Georgia campus as well as on other public university properties around the county and state.
The Georgia Board of Regents and Chancellor Hank Huckabee, who lives in Oconee County, have opposed allowing guns on colleges campuses.
The bill now goes to the Senate for action.
The bill still prohibits guns at “athletic sporting events” and in student housing, including at fraternity and sorority houses that are owned or leased by the university.
The bill requires that the handgun be concealed.
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