A bill that would have loosened Georgia law to allow anyone from any state who has a concealed weapons permit to carry their gun in Georgia failed to move forward this legislative session.
House Bill 218 also would have prohibited gun permitting, gun sales and shooting ranges from being shut down in a state of emergency.
State Rep. Rick Jasperse, R-Jasper, was a co-sponsor of the bill but could not be reached for comment Thursday.
The bill faced criticism due to its timing. Just two weeks after eight people were killed in three Atlanta-area spas, the bill passed the Georgia Senate 34-18 on a party-line vote with Republicans in support of the measure.
Sen. Elena Parent, D-Atlanta, was one of the vocal lawmakers who spoke out against the bill, especially with it passing so soon after the shootings.