The same Georgia lawmaker who wants to drug-test parents who apply for welfare filed a separate bill this week to eliminate mandatory carrying permits for gun owners.
State Rep. Jason Spencer, R-Woodbine, would instead make state gun-carrying licenses voluntary. He also would eliminate a requirement that guns be unloaded when carried by an individual in public. No other lawmakers signed on in support of the bill, which Spencer called the "Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2012."
State lawmakers since Nov. 15 have been allowed to submit proposed laws and resolutions in advance of next year's legislative session, which begins Jan. 9.
Spencer last month filed a bill to mandate drug-tests for anyone applying for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The program provides temporary financial help to low-income families with children who cannot meet basic needs. The federal government provides grants to individual states to run the program.
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