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flag Georgia bans local gun storage laws, allowing lawsuits against cities enforcing them.

flag Legislators in Georgia have passed Senate Bill 204, which prohibits local governments from controlling the storage of firearms in automobiles, including Savannah's ordinance that penalized or imprisoned people who left firearms in unlocked cars. flag The bill, which was approved 32–21 along party lines, forbids local gun storage regulations and permits gun owners to sue municipalities for damages of at least $25,000 if such regulations are implemented. flag The legislation comes amid controversy over state preemption versus public safety and follows a Chatham County judge's decision that Savannah's ordinance was unconstitutional. flag Governor Brian Kemp's signature is still pending on the bill.

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