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Category: Places of Worship Carry Ban

GCO Appeals Church Carry Case

Jan 26, 2011jrm13 CommentsNews, Places of Worship Carry Ban

GCO has filed an appeal of the dismissal of its case challenging Georgia’s ban on carrying firearms in places of worship.

Court Dismisses Church Carry Case

Jan 25, 2011jrm5 CommentsNews, Places of Worship Carry Ban

A federal judge in Macon dismissed GCO’s legal challenge against the state’s ban on carrying firearms in “places of worship.” The court ruled that the law does not burden religion because it does not interfere with anyone’s sincerely-held religious beliefs, despite the fact that one plaintiff testified that “I believe [Jesus’ teachings] require me to…

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GCO Files Reply in Church Carry Case

Oct 26, 2010jrm1 CommentNews, Places of Worship Carry Ban

GeorgiaCarry.Org has filed a reply brief in support of its motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit seeking to have Georgia’s ban on carrying firearms in places of worship ruled unconstitutional. The motion should now be submitted to the district judge for a ruling. The brief and other documents in the case can be viewed…

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GCO Files for Summary Judgment in Church Carry Case

Oct 14, 2010jrmNews, Places of Worship Carry Ban

GCO has filed a motion for summary judgment in its church carry case against the State of Georgia. GCO filed the case in the Superior Court of Upson County, but the defendants removed the case to federal district court in Macon. The judge in the case, Chief Judge C. Ashley Royal, has indicated he intends…

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GCO Vice President John Monroe on Fox 5 News Debating Church Carry

Aug 27, 2010Jerry HenryNews, Places of Worship Carry Ban

Do guns belong in a place of worship?

County Moves to Dismiss Church Carry Case

Aug 26, 2010jrmNews, Places of Worship Carry Ban

The County of Upson has filed a motion to dismiss GCO’s lawsuit challenging the state ban on carrying weapons in places of worship. The motion, and other documents in the case may be viewed here.

Judge refuses to block ban on guns in church; case moves forward

Aug 24, 2010Jerry HenryNews, Places of Worship Carry Ban

By Rhonda Cook – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Macon — A federal judge on Monday declined to block enforcement of a new Georgia law that bans guns in places of worship, but he also rejected a request to dismiss the suit brought last month by a group seeking to make the state less restrictive on guns.…

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Hearing Set for 8/23 in Church Carry Case

Aug 20, 2010jrm2 CommentsNews, Places of Worship Carry Ban

GCO has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit seeking to have Georgia’s ban on carrying certain firearms in places of worship ruled unconstitutional. The motion will be heard Monday, August 23, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. before U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal at the federal courthouse in Macon. The hearing is…

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Church Carry Case Removed to Federal Court

Aug 16, 2010jrmNews, Places of Worship Carry Ban

The State of Georgia and Upson County have removed GCO’s church carry ban challenge to federal court. The case, originally filed by GCO in the Superior Court of Upson County, Georgia, now will be heard in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. The lawsuit seeks to have Georgia’s ban on carrying…

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GCO Sues Over Church Carry Ban

Jul 9, 2010jrm7 CommentsNews, Places of Worship Carry Ban

GCO has filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Upson County, seeking to have the recently-enacted ban on carrying firearms in “places of worship” ruled unconstitutional. The complaint alleges that the ban violates the First and Second Amendment rights of plaintiffs, which include besides GCO, the Baptist Tabernacle of Thomaston, Georgia, GCO President Ed…

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