Four Gwinnett County lawmakers sent a letter to Governor Brian Kemp Monday asking him to call a special legislative session to deal with “firearm-related public safety” issues.
State Sen. Nabliah Islam, a Lawrenceville Democrat, authored the letter. In it, she referred to the mass shootings in Midtown Atlanta and in Moultrie as a public safety emergency.
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“This is a public safety crisis,” she wrote. “It is our obligation as elected officials to address public safety. We believe the crisis can no longer go on.”
Democrats said they attempted to pass around 20 gun safety bills this past session, including red flag legislation, a three-day waiting period and a gun storage safety bill. Unfortunately, none of them made it through the Republican-dominated legislature.
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“Enough is enough,” Sen. Islam said. “We need to have some common sense gun safety legislation passed in Georgia. This letter was a letter to the Governor to encourage him to call a special session.”
The Governor’s Office had no comment on the letter, but most believe, given Gov. Kemp’s pro-Second Amendment stance, he would not call a special session for this topic.
GA2A President Jerry Henry agreed that he doesn’t believe Gov. Kemp would call a special session. He insists new gun laws wouldn’t be any good or keep anyone safer.
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“There’s not a law that anybody can come up with that will stop a criminal from committing crimes,” Henry said.
Georgia Democrats are expected to call a news conference Wednesday morning to echo the calls for a special session.
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