Talking Points Memo reports:
The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that will let church leaders allow guns in their churches, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Senate pared back the House version of the legislation, which would have removed the ban on firearms in churches unless their leaders decided to ban firearms on specific properties. The bill was amended so that church leaders may “opt in” if they desire to give their congregation the option to bring guns onto the church property.
The two chambers will now hash the legislation over in conference. They have until the end of the legislative session on Thursday to reach a compromise.
Under the Senate version of the bill, someone caught possessing a firearm in a church that bans guns would be charged with a misdemeanor and would have to pay a $100 fine.
In other words, the people who run the churches will be able to decide whether or not the public may bring firearms inside them. I’m genuinely curious here: What is the argument against this?
If you think that the government should be in the business of telling private organizations that their owners and leaders cannot make these decisions for themselves, perhaps you’d enlighten me as to why in the comments.