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MARTA Case In The News

Mar 21, 2009Ed Stone1 CommentMarta Man With a Gun, NewsMARTA, public transportation

We reported earlier that GCO has sued MARTA when one of its members was disarmed and detained for a half hour by the MARTA police merely for obeying the law. Fox 5 News in Atlanta ran a television report featuring GCO’s attorney, John Monroe. You may view the video here. John Monroe does a great…

GCO on Lawmakers

Feb 6, 2009Ed Stone3 CommentsNews

For those of you who do not regularly watch GPTV’s show Lawmakers to keep up with what is going on at the General Assembly (you should!), you may have missed GCO’s Vice President, noted firearms attorney John Monroe, on the television show last night. He is discussing the three gun bills that GCO has asked…

Georgia Firearms License Applications Surge!

Jan 31, 2009Ed Stone7 CommentsNews

Sunday’s Atlanta Journal Constitution reports an amazing surge in the number of firearms license applications for 2008. 121,219 people applied for firearms licenses in 2008, and, since these licenses are good for 5 years, this represents a growing constituency that will be difficult for legislators to ignore. It is exremely difficult to trample on the…

Grassroots Group (That's Us!) Fights for More Gun Rights

Jan 21, 2009Ed Stone5 CommentsNews

Fox 28 News Reporter Ashley Olmstead and photojournalist Will Hammergren had never fired a pistol before, that is, until the morning of January 21, 2009, when they met with members of GCO on the shooting range at GCO Corporate Sponsor Mission Essential for a little fun and gun safety training. They had a great time,…

GCO Settles Man with a Gun Lawsuit

Dec 10, 2008Ed Stone4 CommentsNews, Richmond County Man With a Gun

GCO settled the federal lawsuit in Richmond County involving Staff Sergeant Zachary Mead, who had his firearm seized while carrying it openly outside Kroger. Richmond County consented to an Order declaring the seizure to be a violation of the Fourth Amendment, paying damages, court costs, and attorney fees. More importantly, Richmond County has assured GCO…

GCO Debate with Brady Campaign in Atlanta Life Magazine

Nov 30, 2008Ed Stone3 CommentsNews

GCO President Ed Stone debates Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke in a series of questions posed by Atlanta Life Magazine, with responses limited to 200 words or less. This was published in the November issue (still on Atlanta newstands, but hard to find in the suburbs). Here is a direct link to a pdf of…

GCO Sues over "Man with a Gun" Incident

Oct 4, 2008Ed Stone16 CommentsNews, Richmond County Man With a Gun

GCO filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia against the Sheriff of Richmond County and a Richmond County deputy who detained a GCO member and seized his legally-carried pistol. After checking it to see whether it was stolen, the deputy confiscated the firearm until “proof of…

GCO Members – Contact the DOI Before August 8!

Jul 30, 2008Ed StoneAction Items

While we normally do not stray into national issues, this issue is of vital importance as Georgia includes 12 National Parks and 9 National Wildlife Refuges. The following message from David Yates is endorsed by the Board of GCO. Please act on it! I am the owner of www.bighammer.net, and maintain the data collected by…

GCO in AJC

Jul 20, 2008Ed Stone11 CommentsNews

Today (Sunday) the Atlanta Journal Constitution ran a feature article on GCO, complete with a picture of its President openly carrying a pistol in midtown Atlanta. The article is available online here. While not accurate in every detail (and the ambiguous quote from anti-gun activist Alice Johnson is simply puzzling), the article is the best…

GCO Responds to Atlanta's Delay Request

Jul 10, 2008Ed Stone1 CommentHartsfield Airport's Firearm Ban, News

Atlanta, in underhanded fashion, asked the Court to delay the hearing on whether it should enjoin Altanta from arresting innocent people while the case is pending, and asked the Judge to rule on the motion without hearing from GCO!