Yesterday was day 30 of the 40-day legislative session in Georgia. In order for a bill to have a chance of becoming law, it must have passed at least one chamber of the legislature by the end of the 30th day, also known as “crossover” day.
So yesterday afternoon, the Georgia House of Representatives took a vote on House Bill 512, a measure which would allow people to carry concealed guns in churches, in bars, on college campuses and in unrestricted government buildings; presumably meaning the post office but, not the capitol where the lawmakers work.
Georgia is solidly Republican. Out of the 180 house members, 118 are Republican and 60 are Democrat. HB 512 passed the house on crossover day by a vote of 117 to 56.
Now the bill moves to the Georgia State Senate where 38 senators of the 56-member senate are Republican. And there’s no filibuster in the Georgia senate.
The bill will then move to the Republican governor’s desk.
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.