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It may soon be legal to carry a gun at Georgia’s universities

By Kristina Torres
Feb 19, 2016

The Georgia House is likely to vote next week on a bill that would legalize guns on Georgia's college campuses after a committee brought the measure up and passed it without public notice.

Why might this be the year the measure passes? See our expanded story about the vote and what the bill does on myajc.com.

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