Gun group turned away by Callaway Gardens | www.myajc.com

A misunderstanding between Callaway Gardens and Georgia Carry has left one of the state’s biggest gun advocacy groups scrambling to find an alternate venue for its annual summer convention — all because members wanted to be able to carry their weapons openly.

The problem became apparent this week, more than two months after Georgia Carry first asked representatives of Callaway Gardens if it could hold its summer meeting at the resort. Georgia Carry executive director Jerry Henry said he and another member openly carried their firearms during that February trip and were told it shouldn’t be a problem.

With that in mind, they added a self-written amendment to their proposed contract saying they could carry their firearms at the resort during their meeting Aug. 2-3. They also talked with another Callaway staff member who told them it would be OK.

But then the gardens’ legal team got involved and noted one big problem:

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