ATLANTA – Gov. Sonny Perdue has vetoed a bill that would have allowed permit holders to carry firearms into the publicly accessible areas of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The governor rejected the measure on Tuesday despite what he called “the unwarranted intrusion into this state matter by ill-advised federal officials.” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder had suggested the Georgia measure was a bad idea and a bill is pending in the U.S. Senate that would have overridden the proposed law.
The Georgia bill’s sponsor, state Sen. David Shafer, a Duluth Republican, says he’s disappointed with the governor’s veto.
Perdue also announced on Tuesday that he had signed a bill letting permit-holders carry guns into some bars and parking lots.
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