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7 things to know today: Man carries loaded AR-15 through Atlanta airport, Charles Barkley gives back, more

“You never know where something might happen,” said Cooley, posing here with his daughter at the airport.
“You never know where something might happen,” said Cooley, posing here with his daughter at the airport.
June 3, 2015

1. "It shouldn't matter what I carry, just that I choose to carry.": The man says he carried his gun through the terminal when he and his wife went to drop his daughter off for her flight. He says he knew he wasn't breaking any rules because he has a full understanding of Georgia's gun laws. [Read more]

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

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2025 SEC championship game: Kickoff time, TV channel, participants, ticket info

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