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Protesters call for campus carry veto
Speakers visit to Statesboro attracts demonstration
W 041416 CAMPUS CARRRY PROTEST 01
Stepping away from about 50local citizens who showed up to protest the "campus carry" bill (H.B. 859) during a gathering of local Republican Party members at Sugar Magnolia Bakery and Cafe on Thursday, Tom Brown, center right, engages in a lively and respectful debate with Georgia Southern students Chase Davis, center left, Bill Hopes, far left, and David Griffin, who support the bill.
A campaign event Thursday afternoon for Rep. Jon Burns, R-Newington, Georgia House majority leader, drew House Speaker David Ralston to Sugar Magnolia Bakery and Café, and also drew protesters outside opposed to a pending state law that would allow handguns on college campuses. Protesters, some but not all with connections to Georgia Southern University, chanted "No guns on campus!" and held handmade signs calling for Gov. Nathan Deal to veto "campus carry."
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