Good for you, my friend.
May I suggest you join GeorgiaCarry.org if you haven't done so already.
And let's see if we can get HB 615 passed in the next session, so we can get rid of the Public Gathering nonsense and all the "gun free zones".
What good is a license, if there are still a lot of boundaries that turn otherwise legal gun owners into instant law-breakers subject to arrest just for crossing an imaginary line into a "gun-free zone"?

Folks, the sad truth is that liberals KNOW that disarming the populace makes crime go up. They COUNT on it. It's one of the reasons to justify the nanny state. Facts are useless in this argument. They want more and more victims to justify more and more spending, regulation, control. If crime were to go away so would our need for law enforcement. It's obvious that an armed populace is the only way to insure safety and liberty. Hence that pesky little thing the libs are trying to get rid of. We like to call it a "constitution." You know, the one that protects rights like "the right to bear arms." Silly old thing, getting in the way of total control by the libs.

Any moron can pick up a firearm and blast away...but those of us who support gun control can hit our targets!

...been in this area for about a year. And while it is getting more and more developed every day, you better believe I (legally) carry a weapon. I don't trust anyone other than myself with my safety and the safety of my girlfriend. Especially not the pathetic Atlanta Police Department. And guess what?? I haven't gone on a mad rampage the way every f'in liberal would like to assume a gun owner would.

And to qualify myself, I have a masters degree in mechanical engineering.

Many thanks for Stan for proving the point of my earlier posting.

Even though it was a largely incoherent diatribe, it did prove that Leftists are incapable of understanding the simplest of logical progressions, and yet they think of themselves more intelligent than the rest of us.

I was at GT from 1977 until 1982 and back then we had an old dorm on the OTHER side of North Avenue from the stadium (I know that today there are the "new" Olympic Dorms...but I digress.)

Techwood dorm and the old Techwood Housing project were right next door to each other.

Tech had the sense to not put girls in there but every single quarter there were robberies and people living down there wouldn't park their cars there and even MEN traveled in groups after 9 PM.

It was against the rules but a number of people had guns on campus and never once did a student shoot another student (unless the shotee was committing a crime already.)

I went to Tech too. Stay away from 10th street as well...lol

Not only is GA Tech a "gun free zone" by school regulations, it is a Felony in the State of Georgia to carry a gun (even with a valid Georgia Firearms License) at any school or educational institution, and this includes universities. Any college student that decides to carry protection faces not only the likely expulsion from the school, but also a decade or two in prison, plus thousands of dollars in fines and the permanent loss of 2A rights (convicted felons cannot even touch a gun as per federal law).
The thugs running around midtown ATL robbing people at gunpoint coud not care less about this, of course.
The people at GA State, UGA, and other universities in Georgia face the same situation.
Please support HB 615 to get rid of this nonsense. Gun bans do not work.

John Q. Citizen may have it better than a cop in some respects but he is arrested too often while defending his own property. So often you hear about some rotten punk being shot dead while trying to break into a house and the home owner gets arrested. If someone breaks into a house and the homeowner kills them, give the guy a medal and exepmt his property taxes for the burden we placed on him by asking him to do the job of law enforcement. And if he shot the guy in the back, double the reward since that one would have gotten away if not for the great save by the heroic homeowner.

But these people are arrested? Are you kidding me?

Someone mentioned it but why don't you ever hear of a biker bar or an NRA convention getting held up? Also, as was said, thugs don't fear police but you can bet they fear an armed citizen. Why? Because said armed citizen isn't bound by any code except for the laws on the books. Police have to run through, in their mind, a string of restrictions before pulling the trigger. For instance, I have to be cognizant of where the bullet my end up should I miss. John Q. Citizen doesn't. It's a known fact. The stricter the gun laws, the more prevalent the crime. NJ, where I live, has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country and last year Rowan University was going through the same problem with thugs attacking students.

Whether they are or not, I feel like it's a safer bet to put your money on the campus rednecks than the marching band or the math club.

Those "gun free" zones just never seem to work out for the good guys, do they? Why won't the AJC (aka AUC - atlanta urinal constipation) articles ever mention that campuses in Georgia are "gun free zones"?

Then the rest will find a safer way to get money.

I agree with Ed about not advertising and be careful...as long as you have a conceal carry permit, that firearm should be allowed with you at all times.

from Stan in 3, 2, 1...

It seems the thugs in the Tech area didn't receive the memo that Tech is a "gun free" zone. Neal, you know it's always the same, mind-numbingly stupid response. The police are then dispatched to show "presence" for a few days. After that it's business as usual for the predators. Studies have shown conclusive evidence that the thugs in our society fear armed citizens FAR MORE than they fear the police. I'm not knocking the rank and file cops out there. I have a great deal of respect for the thankless job they do. They are just following orders from their politically correct, panty-waist superiors and Shirley Franklin. If cops are really honest they will tell you that about the best they can do is arrive at the scene after the crime has occurred to take notes and clean up. Bottom line - citizens are responsible for their own self defense. What a pity the government ties their hands behind their backs.

Ever notice the thugs always prey on the people they know to be unarmed? You never hear about an NRA convention being robbed. Wonder why?

What's a Tech student to do? Throw his pocket protector?

"Drop the gun or I'll slide rule you back to the stone age, mister!"

Q: What's the difference between a '57 Bel Air and a Tech cheerleader?

A: Not just any guy can get into a '57 Bel Air.

$20 says the first person to do that will be a KA.