There will be a GCO Shoot for Free event at Pannell's Firearms and Range in Woodstock today, January 20, 2012 from 12:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Everyone who joins or renews their GCO membership will get to shoot free for one hour. This will also include anyone who has joined or renewed within the last thirty days. 

Pannell's Firearms & Range
10102 Main St.
Woodstock, Ga. 30188

Thanks,
Buddy Simpson
Gunshow Coordinator, Cobb County 

Eastman Gun Show - Gwinnett County, North Atlanta Trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court, Norcross.
Bruce Greenfield - GCO.Recruiting@gmail.com 

If you have time to volunteer and are in the area of the gun show/venue, please give consideration to volunteering for GeorgiaCarry.Org to help us continue to grow and achieve our goals of restoring and expanding your right to bear arms.

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3) Help needed at next weekend's gun shows, Saturday and Sunday, January 28 & 29

We have two gun shows next weekend and are in need of volunteers.  If you are in a position to volunteer and help next weekend, please contact the coordinator listed below.  We are also in need of a coordinator for the Augusta GunRunners show.

Gentlemen,

I thought you might be interested in this event that happened in my daughter's Business Law class last night, at Jacksonville State University.

As part of my daughter's senior year of classes, she is required to take a business law class.   This class is taught by a professor who is a Board Member of Jacksonville State University, an attorney, and a Judge in the local districts.

It is a small class of maybe 30-40 students, and is taught in a very informal atmosphere.   Last night's topic centered around the impact that businesses or groups of people can have on the laws that affect them.  He was trying to explain that groups of people cannot directly make laws about topics that interest them, but that by working in an organized group, they can have a major impact.

He discussed PAC's, lobbyists, etc., and the way they work.   This topic lead to a discussion about issues that had been raised in the past few years concerning JSU.   One of the issues had been the carrying of firearms on campus.  A group of folks tried to force a lawful action of stopping the carry, and it was shut down when it was explained that it was legal and has
been for quite a while.  He explained that the group had not done their homework, and had no idea how the laws worked.

After some discussion, he asked how many students were from Georgia, and about 20 or so raised their hands.  He then asked how many had heard of a group called, you guessed it, GeorgiaCarry!!!  Only my daughter kept her hand raised.  He asked how she was familiar, and she explained that she was a member, as was her dad.

He then went on to teach the class about our background and the way we have had such an impact on the Georgia firearms laws here in the State of Georgia.   He used GCO as an example of how a group of people had worked together to influence the lawmakers in Georgia to reach a desired goal.

He then went on to explain that GCO also took on cases for individuals, if they felt it would better the citizens of the State of Georgia.   As an example, he started telling about a recent event concerning a "fellow" who had a confrontation at a local State Park, when he was confronted by a ranger demanding to see his GWCL.

At this point, my daughter just busted out loud laughing.  The professor asked why, and she had to explain that he was talking about her dad.  He laughed, checked her last name, and then replied that he should have remembered the "Strange" last name.

He discussed the events, how it was handled, and used GCO as a model for a group of "citizens" using the legal system for the better good of the group.   She told me he was very complimentary of our methods, and liked the methods we used.

Who would have thought, GCO used as an example, a "business model", in a University in Alabama!

Sincerely,
Jerry Strange

I would like recognize the following named GCO members for offering their time and help towards GCO's recruiting efforts at the Gwinnett County RK Gun show this past weekend.  The show brought in a good crowd both days and we ended up with (36) new memberships and (9) renewals.  My thanks goes out to all of these dedicated GCO members for a job well done. 

Saturday:  Mark Gilbert, Bruce Greenfield, Clayton Nugent, Terry Meahl, Mike Teefey, Sean McCarthy, and Gary Ely. 

Sunday:  Mark Gilbert, Bruce Greenfield, Tim Bills, Neal Gilchrist, and Mike Kelly. 

I want to extend a special thanks to Mark and Bruce for working the entire show both days this past weekend.

Ron Gietzen
Gwinnett County Gun Show Coordinator

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this show such a success.  Without these dedicated volunteers and others like them, GCO would not be an organization that has to be dealt with on second amendment issues. 

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6) GCO Life Member Jeff Anderson to address Pickens County TEA Party, January 24





This coming Tuesday night, GCO Life Member will speak and take part in a round table discussion on the Second Amendment Right  to Keep and Bear Arms. 

The meeting location:

Time and Date:

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 @ 7:00 PM.

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7) Indian-American group learns to shoot after break-ins

wsbtv2.com

ROSWELL, Ga. - After experiencing a rash of violent home invasions and robberies targeting their community, a group of Indian American men gathered Saturday at a North Fulton firing range to learn gun safety and for target practice.

The men said police can't always get there in time, and they want to be able to protect themselves.

Roswell police have charged seven Colombian nationals with one home invasion. They suspect they may be linked to several others.

The men gathering at the firing range Saturday said they fear there could be copycats out there.

This is another often repeated story about those members of society who realize their safety and security must be secured by themselves and no one can rely on others to protect themselves.  The rest of the story and video can be found here.

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8) GCO Caps and shirts fundraiser totals reported

From GCO Member Douglas Burger:

Thanks to those who participated in the fund raiser by purchasing the GCO caps and Polo shirts.  All shirts and caps were sold and the numbers below indicate the success of the venture.

221 Caps bought and sold

205 Shirts bought and sold

When the expenses were taken into account, the final figure is $7,387.20 raised for GCO last year.

Thanks Douglas.  This was great results from a lot of hard work by Douglas to make sure all those that wanted caps and shirts got them.  It is members like Douglas that make all GCO does worthwhile.  Thanks again.

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9) Pols urge DA to go easy on gun-toting Ground Zero tourist

The complete resolution can be found here.

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11)  GCO Calendar of Events 

January

Saturday and Sunday, January 21 & 22

Tuesday, January 24

Saturday and Sunday, January 28 & 29

February

Saturday and Sunday, February 4 & 5

Saturday and Sunday, February 11 & 12

Saturday and Sunday, February 18 & 19

March

Saturday and Sunday, March 3 & 4

Saturday and Sunday, March 10 & 11

Saturday and Sunday, March 17 & 18

Saturday and Sunday, March 24 & 25

Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1

April

Saturday and Sunday, April 29 & 30

May

Saturday and Sunday, May 5 & 6

For a map of all the GA Gun shows, please click here.

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Notable Quotable:

Not too long afterwards an off-duty police officer in plain-clothes stopped on his way home to make a phone call. While he stood talking on an outdoor public phone, two muggers rushed up to him. One of them brandished a gun and de­manded his wallet. Instead, the officer drew a gun and sent the armed mugger to the morgue.

The Los Angeles Times usually describes such incidents along the lines of: "That's one robber who certainly picked on the wrong person." Why shouldn't every person be the wrong person? Ironically, the same Los Angeles Times regularly edi­torializes against an armed citizenry and has never seen an anti-gun piece of legislation that it didn't like. Somehow the paper believes that disarming peaceable, law-abiding citizens will affect criminal behavior. - Treat Them to a Good Dose of Lead - Roger D. McGrath, Chronicles Magazine, January 1994

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