By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor The Peach State is poised to become a petri-dish for the nation's most ambitious gun-rights experiment, following Gov. Nathan Deal's signing of a law that will permit concealed-carry permit holders to keep their weapons as they enter non-secure areas of airports, along with some churches and bars, and most government buildings. Lawmakers, which passed the bill by wide bipartisan margins in he waning hours of the year's legislative session, notably excluded the state capitol where they work from the list of places where pre-vetted Georgians can now pack heat without penalty. Reaction was swift and incendiary. Time magazine called the move 'radical.' Americans for Responsible Solutions, the anti-gun group founded by former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, said it's 'the most extreme gun bill in America.' Even the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police blasted it, with executive director Frank Rotondo saying officers 'do not want more people carrying guns on the street, particularly police officers in inner city areas.'
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Georgia's governor signed a law allowing pre-screened permit holders to carry concealed guns in more places
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Bars, many churches, most government buildings and unsecured sections of airports are included
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Legislators exempted the state capitol where they work, keeping that a gun-free zone
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Second Amendment activists insist they'll get 'all our rights back' one day, while gun-control supporters say it makes Georgia a 'laughingstock'
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More than 500,000 Georgians – 5 per cent of adults – have had the court-supervised background check required to get a concealed-carry permit
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