File under: Not an April Fool’s Joke – the Nelson City Council voted to require gun ownership for all residents who are eligible.
City Councilman Duane Cronic, who sponsored the measure, said he knows the ordinance won’t be enforced but he still believes it will make the town safer.
“I likened it to a security sign that people put up in their front yards. Some people have security systems, some people don’t, but they put those signs up,” he said. “I really felt like this ordinance was a security sign for our city.”
Another purpose, according to the city council’s agenda, is “opposition of any future attempt by the federal government to confiscate personal firearms.”
Council members in Nelson, a small city located 50 miles north of Atlanta, voted unanimously to approve the Family Protection Ordinance. The measure requires every head of household to own a gun and ammunition to “provide for the emergency management of the city” and to “provide for and protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants.”
The ordinance also makes Nelson part of the offensive force defense against further incursions by Tennessee.
2013 Legislative Recap by Matt Towery
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Matt Towery on Ethics Reform “It was sort of a win-win situation and a lose-lost situation. It’s a big piece of cheese with a lot of holes in it. In essence the Senate wanted to have a cap on what legislators could receive, the House wanted to ban totally what individuals could receive.”
Matt Towery on concealed carry “Our Fox5 poll that we conducted showed that gun control in this state is more popular than some people might think, and gun expansion is not necessarily so popular. So the move to allow guns on campus, for example to allow students to carry them who have permits, actually is not very popular with the overall population in this state.”
Legislative Flashback – in 2012, the General Assembly passed a law to prevent metal theft by regulating the trade in recyclable metal. This year, 49 bills have been introduced in 23 other states to address the same issue. But last week, someone stole copper wires valued between $5,000 and $10,000 from light poles and stadium lights at North Macon Park.
GaPundit.com will continue our comprehensive review of 2013 Georgia state legislation on Wednesday.
Campaigns & Elections
Walter Jones writes that the 2014 Campaign Season is in effect and speculates on some candidates:
Open Senate seats don’t happen very often, and this one is setting in motion a giant game of musical chairs.
For example, U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Savannah, is sending signals that he’ll leave his First District congressional seat to run for the Senate. State Sen. Buddy Carter, R-Pooler, has made no secret of the fact he intends to run for Kingston’s spot. Carter’s move will prompt state Rep. Ben Watson, R-Savannah, to seek a promotion to Georgia’s upper chamber. Perhaps a Chatham County commissioner will try for Watson’s seat, opening up a spot in local government.
There are likely to be other legislators with eyes on Kingston’s seat as well, setting up additional series of open contests. And similar chain reactions are occurring in other congressional districts, like in the 10th District where U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Athens, has already announced he’s running for the U.S. Senate and state Sen. Bill Cowsert, R-Athens, has announced he’ll reveal his ambitions soon.
The state constitution doesn’t require any state or local officeholder to resign when formally qualifying for another office when the terms don’t overlap.
Timing is everything in politics. One of the most critical skills is reading opportunities. That will be on full display in the days ahead.
Thursday, U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Marietta, shaved his mustache and traveled to his hometown of Augusta to throw his hat into the U.S. Senate ring.
Pretty sure Gingrey lost his mustache shortly after he got to Washington, DC. The swamp-like atmosphere and plentiful ass ring-kissing required of junior members make it a bad place for ‘staches. Same thing happened to Congressman Flanders Price.
Bob Barr’s Congressional campaign in district 11 announced the rest of the professional team yesterday:
• Fundraising, Capitol Strategy Group
Atlanta-based Capitol Strategy Group has led fundraising efforts for Gov. Nathan Deal, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, and Representatives Tom Price, Lynn Westmoreland and Austin Scott. Maggie Bohannon will manage the Barr account.• Direct Mail, Patrick Mooney
As managing director of Response America, Mooney’s clients have included Senators Marco Rubio and David Vitter, and Representative Paul Broun.• Digital Strategy, Vincent Harris
Founder and CEO of Harris Media, he has been a pioneer in utilizing the Internet for political campaigns. His efforts have included the Presidential campaigns of New Gingrich, Rick Perry and Mike Huckabee, as well as the Senate races for Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.• General Counsel, Stefan C Passantino
As head of McKenna Long and Aldridge’s Political Law Team, Washingtonian Magazine named Passantino one of the “Best Legal Minds in Washington.”• Compliance, Paul Kilgore
Head of Professional Data Services, his clients have included Sen. Paul Coverdell and Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Barr has spoken to Congressional GOP leadership and been assured that he will retain his eight years’ seniority from prior service, making his mustache safe, should he return to Congress. He will also escape having to stand on a box in his first trip to the well of the House. TFM.
Macon City Councilman Frank Tompkins will announce today that he is running for District 5 on the new consolidated Macon-Bibb Commission, and will meet fellow councilman Bert Bivins III in the July 16th Special Election.
Gov. Nathan Deal hasn’t done anything really bad, says Dalton Mayor David Pennington.“The problem is that he hasn’t done anything really good at a time when the Georgia economy has struggled much more than the national economy has,” Pennington said.Pennington says he is mulling a Republican primary challenge next year to Deal and will decide on whether to run in the next 60 days.“I’ve been called by quite a few people from across the state,” Pennington said.
Really? You mean attracting thousands of jobs to Georgia, making substantial progress on the deepening of the Savannah Harbor, repealing the sales tax on energy used on manufacturing (which was on your personal wish list), and expanding the HOPE Grant program to produce more technical college graduates to attract more jobs doesn’t count as doing anything really good?
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