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Georgia Should Follow Roswell

While I'm against individual cities and municipalities adopting stricter gun laws than a state requires, naturally I'm all for they're having more lenient ones, as Roswell Georgia does. From the Macon Telegraph (GA):

The city of Roswell is abandoning plans to rewrite part of its gun law after receiving a flood of calls and e-mails from supporters of the National Rifle Association.

The city decided to change the law earlier this year to conform with state law, which says citizens can only use force to defend a person. Roswell's law includes people and property.

The change in wording caught the attention of the NRA and its supporters, who complained in large numbers to City Hall.

A new version of the city's ordinance will be drafted, but without the change opposed by the NRA, said City Councilman Kent Igleheart. The state law takes precedence in criminal matters.