Governing, 9/10/2024
A shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., last week — allegedly committed by a 14-year-old gunman who used an AR-15-style gun — killed four people, injured nine more and sent a community reeling.
It’s the state’s 16th mass shooting this year, and one of 27 school shootings in 2024 that caused injuries or deaths, according to Education Week. A recent Harvard Youth Poll found that voters ages 18-29 are more concerned about gun violence than climate change. [emphasis added]
As the National Rifle Association outlines on its website, Georgia does not mandate the licensing of gun owners or registration of firearms, and it does not require a permit to purchase or carry a handgun or rifle. Advocacy organization Everytown for Gun Safety outlines five “foundational” gun control measures that could prevent fatalities, including background checks (or permits) for gun purchases; forbidding concealed carry without a permit; “extreme risk” laws that make it possible to use court orders to temporarily take guns from people in crisis (or abusers); rejecting “stand your ground” or “shoot first” policies; and secure storage of firearms and ammunition.
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