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How will Georgias broader gun-carry law affect hospitals?
Privately owned East Georgia Regional Medical Center is exempt
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Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta can continue its weapons ban under the new law. - photo by GEORGIA HEALTH NEWS
Now that Georgia's controversial gun-carry legislation has taken effect, hospitals across the state are trying to figure out how to respond to it. The new law means different things for different hospitals. Generally speaking, hospitals that are considered government buildings have to comply with it, while those that are privately owned do not.
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