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Georgia’s children deserve better: A bipartisan path to gun safety
Georgia State Senator Nikema Williams is urging for common-sense gun safety measures, such as universal background checks and safe storage laws, to protect children from gun violence, and is calling for a genuine, good-faith discussion on the issue. The post Georgia’s children deserve better: A bipartisan path to gun safety appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Company on Missouri State Line Just Bought 85 Sonic Locations
Well, this is interesting. 85 Sonic locations were just purchased and none of them were in Missouri. However, Missouri is definitely a factor as the company behind the acquisition is quite literally right on the Missouri state line. I saw Restaurant Dive share the news of this big franchise purchase...
JD Vance says school shootings are a ‘fact of life,’ calls for better security
PHOENIX (AP) — School shootings are a “fact of life,” so the U.S. needs to harden security to prevent more carnage like the shooting this week that left four dead in Georgia, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said Thursday. “If these psychos are going to go...
Georgia court: Wholesale prescription medication distributors not liable
(The Center Square) — The Supreme Court of Georgia has upheld a Glynn County jury's verdict that found wholesale prescription medication distributors are not liable for damages under the state's Drug Dealer Liability Act. A group of 21 family members of drug abusers sued wholesale distributors of prescription medications for damages, arguing that "drug abusers who injured" them were addicted to prescription opioids. The family members accused wholesale distributors of not reporting suspicious orders to Glynn County area pharmacies or stopping the orders' shipments. ...
Georgia, Kamala Harris And A Study On Guns Showing Why Black Children And Teens Are At Most Risk
Black individuals are nearly 14 times more likely to die from firearm violence than white individuals. In 2021, guns were responsible for half of all deaths among Black teens and a significant portion of deaths among Black children. The post Georgia, Kamala Harris And A Study On Guns Showing Why Black Children And Teens Are At Most Risk appeared first on NewsOne.
Feds dole out money for Georgia fire grants
(The Center Square) — Federal officials recently announced a series of grants for fire departments across Georgia, but should the federal government be making such an investment given the burgeoning national debt? U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, both D-Georgia, said the money is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program and Fire Prevention and Safety Program. "Firefighters are some of the most selfless...
Six Georgia Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Long Federal Terms in Major Meth Operation Bust
Six defendants from the Augusta area have been sentenced to significant federal prison terms for their involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking operation. - James Andrew McPherson, 30, of Hephzibah, GA, the ringleader, was sentenced to 188 months in prison for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Methamphetamine. He will also serve three years of supervised release after his prison term.
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