Come On, Sonny…Pretend You’re a Governor

© Dr. Gary D. Lemmons, July 6, 2008

State Representative Tim Bearden, the author of the new gun law in Georgia, which affirms the right of law-abiding citizens, properly permitted, to bear arms in heretofore restricted public places, has wisely decided to pursue the exercise of this right through the court system rather than to risk arrest by City of Atlanta officials by carrying a firearm into the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.

In violation of state law, Mayor Shirley Franklin and airport General Manager Ben DeCosta have forbidden Bearden to bring his weapon into the portion of the airport that is opened to the general public.

While federal law prohibits the carrying of firearms into the secure areas of the airport or on airplanes (without proper authorization), state law should apply to the public areas of the airport, just as it would anywhere else under the state statue.

This is typical of Shirley Franklin and the liberal hoards that control the City of Atlanta.  These radicals support legislation when it suits their purposes, but, like George Bush and the corporatist Republican positions on cheap labor from illegal aliens, they ignore the law when they disagree with it.  Shirley thinks that since she opposes the law, she can violate it!

If we had a governor in this state with one ounce of courage, he would arrange for Representative Bearden to carry his weapon into the public areas of the airport.  If airport security or City of Atlanta Police arrested Bearden, State Troopers and G.B.I. agents should be standing by to negate the arrest and then to place Ben DeCosta in custody for violation of a state law.

If Shirley Franklin gets in the way, lock her “sweet bippy” up as well! It happened to her predecessor.  Maybe Shirley needs a day or two in stir!

There are a lot of laws with which I disagree, but, as a good citizen, I obey them while I try to get them changed.  Shirley Franklin and Ben DeCosta are not one bit better than the rest of us!

Come on Sonny…pretend you’re a governor!