By Kieran Corcoran Gun owners in Georgia are now free to take weapons into churches, bars, libraries, schools and airports thanks to a new law relaxing gun control rules. New legislation, which came into effect yesterday, means that the 500,000 Georgians with a gun licence will be allowed to to enter the public buildings with their weapons openly displayed. Critics described the bill as a 'guns everywhere' law and say it is the most extreme in the U.S. and could lead to more violent crime. New law: The sweeping legislation was signed into law in April by Georgian governor Nathan Deal, centre
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Safe Carry Protection Act came into force in the U.S. state yesterday
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Gun owners can now openly carry weapons in even more public places
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Bars and some government buildings will be open to gun carriers by default
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Churches can 'opt in' to allow guns - but campuses remain banned
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Critics fear increased violence from state's 500,000 licensed gun owners
Some surveys showed that a majority of @placeholder opposed the law, but lawmakers in the state had the powerful gun lobby to contend with, which piles pressure on legislators to support the rights on gun owners.