With the recently reported acts of deadly violence taken against elected officials and innocent citizens attending political events and meetings, it is becoming increasingly important that our laws do not prohibit citizens from protecting themselves.  Senate Bill 98 changes the current Georgia firearms laws to expand the number of locations in which a person who has a valid concealed carry license may carry a firearm.  Under the provisions of this legislation, anyone who possesses a Georgia weapons carry license will be authorized to carry their firearm anywhere in this state other than, courthouses, prisons, jails detention centers or nuclear power plants.

Georgia Land Sovereignty Protection Act

The downturn in Georgia’s economy has been hard on just about everyone in the state; however, many developers have been especially hurt by the real estate market and are left paying taxes on large tracts of land.  Many of these landowners are in jeopardy of losing these land holdings to foreclosure or for nonpayment of property taxes. Some developers have come up with a unique but very dangerous scheme to off-load the their property, releasing their financial liability.

Some developers are considering transferring their property to a sovereign nation, which would then operate businesses wholly owned by that nation on the property.  Certain American Indian tribes are recognized as independent sovereign nations, and any land which they own is not subject to the state or federal laws.  Senate Bill 62  would prohibit any land within the boundaries of the state of Georgia from being operated by a foreign or sovereign nation. A foreign nation may purchase and own property within the state, but that property would be under the sovereignty of the state and subjected to our laws and also responsible for paying applicable taxes.  Many Indian nations have acquired land in other states and opened casinos and other businesses. These lands become recognized by the federal government as foreign nations, on our own soil. This bill would protect our sovereignty, and would not allow any domestic or foreign nation from establishing homeland sovereignty within our borders.

Town Hall Meetings

Senator Barry Loudermilk (R- Cassville) will host the following Town Hall meetings. During the meetings, Senator Loudermilk plans to update constituents on the current legislative  issues happening at the Georgia State Capitol.