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Parents of teen shooting victims push for firearms storage legislation
ATLANTA – Georgia lawmakers should enact safe firearm storage legislation to reduce an epidemic of gun violence most dramatically illustrated by last month’s school shooting in Barrow County, two parents of teens killed by guns said Thursday. “It is a pain that never goes away,” said Julvonnia McDowell, whose 14-year-old son JaJuan was shot and killed in 2016 by another teen playing with an unsecured firearm while visiting family in Savannah. “That’s why I advocate for secure storage laws. Our children deserve in a world...
Julia Roberts and Michael Stipe join Doug Emhoff to pitch for Harris in Atlanta and Athens
LISTEN: Second gentleman Doug Emhoff campaigns for Vice President Kamala Harris in Atlanta. GPB's Sarah Kallis reports. Famous Georgia natives — actress Julia Roberts and R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe — accompanied second gentleman Doug Emhoff at events in metro Atlanta and Athens, Ga., on Thursday, wrapping up two days of campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris in the state.
Column: Georgia faces a different kind of test on Saturday
In the past two weeks Georgia has gone from facing a national title contender on the road to hosting one of the program's biggest rivals after suffering a rare regular season loss. While there's no denying the quality of opponent dips this Saturday, that doesn't mean we can't learn something about Georgia in the process.
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