The AP has reported that in Atlanta, gun-rights advocates are saying a new Georgia state law allows visitors to carry firearms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
City officials in charge of the airport declared it a “gun free zone” when the new law took effect Tuesday. Gun rights supporters, including a state legislator who helped pass the law, quickly filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the designation.
Atlanta officials said anyone carrying a gun at the airport could be arrested and charged with a misdemeanor.
The new state law allows people with a concealed weapons permit to carry guns into restaurants, state parks and on public transportation.
