Georgia Gun Bill Didn't Come Up for Vote

The controversial Georgia legislation aimed at loosening gun restrictions went down to the wire in the 2013 General Assembly -- and did not pass.

Senate Bill 101 never came to a vote on Thursday (March 28), the final day of the 2013 Georgia legislative session. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the legislation got hung up on the provision that would allow firearms to be carried on college campuses.

Senate Bill 101 also would have allowed guns in churches and allowed local school boards to arm administrators.

Reportedly, House and Senate negotiators had agreed, after urging by Gov. Nathan Deal, to allow concealed weapons permit holders to carry weapons on college campuses -- with the stipulation that permit holders between 21 and 25 would have to complete a safety course first.

Thursday morning, senators apparently told House negotiators that they wanted to require anyone to complete the safety course before being allowed to carry a firearm on campus.

The legislation could re-emerge in 2014, as the General Assembly works on a two-year cycle.

Gun control legislation has come to the national forefront since the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn.

A similar measure, House Bill 512, also never came to a vote.

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~ Suwanee Patch