Gun purchases in 2021 have already topped purchases across 2019, continuing a strong buying trend that started during the COVID-19 pandemic. September saw 1.3 million background checks for gun sales, according to an analysis by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a firearm industry trade association. That means 13.7 million such checks have been completed…
Man Charged in Georgia Spa Killings Pleads Not Guilty
The man accused of killing eight people in Georgia in March pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder and other charges on Tuesday. Robert Aaron Long, 22, entered the plea through his attorney during a brief hearing in Fulton County. Prosecutors say Long shot dead eight people at three spas in the Atlanta area….
Georgia Using Federal Funds to Give First Responders $1,000 Bonuses
Firefighters and other first responders in Georgia are poised to get $1,000 bonuses, Republican leaders in the state announced Monday. The bonuses will be paid for by COVID-19 relief funding that was allocated by Congress in March. Law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and correctional officers are among those eligible for the bonuses, which…
RNC Opens Asian Pacific American Community Center in Gwinnett County, Ga.
September 20, 2021
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BERKELEY LAKE, Ga.—The Republican National Committee (RNC) opened a new Asian Pacific American Community Center (APACC) in Berkeley Lake, Georgia, on Friday, Sept. 17. This is the RNC’s first APACC in Georgia, and the third such office in the whole country. Some of the speakers included David Shafer, the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party,…
Weekend Blast: Gas Now Shut Off to Georgia Apartment Complex
DUNWOODY, Ga.—Gas has been temporarily turned off at an apartment complex in an Atlanta suburb where a building partially collapsed during a weekend explosion, sending four people to the hospital. Atlanta Gas Light said inspectors have identified appliance and fuel line issues within the buildings. Officials said they have been directed by the Dunwoody City…
Ex-Prosecutor Indicted Over Ahmaud Arbery Case, Accused of Helping Shield Suspects
A Georgia grand jury on Thursday indicted a former prosecutor on misconduct charges related to the probe into the death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr in a press release said that Ex-Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson is indicted on allegations that she used her position to help protect the…
Georgia Prohibits Local Officials From Ordering COVID-19 Vaccine, Mask Mandates
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed an executive order that prohibits local governments from ordering businesses to adopt mask or COVID-19 vaccine mandates, saying the measure is necessary to “protect” private businesses. The executive order bars local officials from mandating the orders, but allows private businesses to require masks or vaccines, Kemp told reporters…
Georgia Election Board Votes to Launch Bipartisan Probe Into Fulton County Elections
The Georgia State Election Board voted on Aug. 18 to appoint a bipartisan panel to probe the management of elections in Fulton County, an inquiry that could lead to the replacement of the county’s election board by a board-appointed interim superintendent. The inquiry is the first of its kind under the election law Georgia Republicans…
Georgia Election Board Votes to Launch Bipartisan Probe Into Fulton County
The Georgia State Election Board voted on Aug. 18 to appoint a bipartisan panel to probe the management of elections in Fulton County, an inquiry that could lead to the replacement of the county’s election board by a board-appointed interim superintendent. The inquiry is the first of its kind under the election law Georgia Republicans…
Park Service Pushes Back Against Licensing Georgia Spaceport
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The National Park Service is pushing back after a U.S. government report recommended approval of a launch pad for commercial rockets on the Georgia coast, saying a chance of explosive misfires over a federally protected island popular with tourists and campers poses an “unacceptable risk.” Camden County in Georgia’s coastal, southeast corner has spent…
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