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Georgia: Important Pro-Hunting Bill in Senate Committee on Thursday

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

This Thursday, February 13, an important pro-hunting bill is scheduled to be heard in the state Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee, barring inclement weather in Atlanta.  Senate Bill 93, sponsored by state Senator Bill Heath (R-31), would allow hunters in Georgia to use lawfully-possessed suppressors on firearms while hunting.

Currently, more than half of the states across the country permit hunters to use suppressors while hunting.  There are numerous benefits to hunting with suppressed firearms, including:

  • Elimination of noise complaints frequently used as an excuse to close hunting lands throughout the country, resulting in the protection of hunting areas well into the future.
  • Reduction of recoil and muzzle rise resulting in increased accuracy of hunters.  More accurate shooting in the field means fewer wounded and lost animals, a good thing for both hunters and wildlife.
  • Reduction in muzzle report to hearing-safe levels, limiting the risk that the hunter or anyone with the hunter will suffer permanent hearing loss if they fail to use hearing protection.

Recently, Arizona, Oklahoma, Indiana, North Carolina and Texas adopted new rules allowing for the use of suppressors while hunting.  It’s time that hunters in Georgia are able to enjoy the same opportunities available to sportsmen in more than half of the country.  For more information on firearms and suppressors, click here.

Using the contact information provided below, please call and e-mail members of the Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee and respectfully urge them to support SB 93.

 

Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee:

Senator Ross Tolleson (R-20), Chairman
(404) 656-0081
[email protected]

 
Senator Rick Jaffares (R-17), Vice-Chairman
(404) 651-7738
[email protected]

 
Senator Bill Cowsert (R-46)
(404) 463-1383
[email protected]
 
Senator Frank Ginn (R-47)
(404) 656-4700
[email protected] 
 
Senator Steve Gooch (R-51)
(404) 656-9221
[email protected]
 
Senator Tyler Harper (R-7)
(404) 463-5263
[email protected]
 
Senator Steve Henson (D-41)
(404) 656-0085
[email protected]
 
Senator Jack Hill (R-4)
(404) 656-5038
[email protected]
 
Senator Freddie Powell Sims (D-12)
(404) 463-5259
[email protected]

 
Senator Curt Thompson (D-5)
(404) 463-1318
[email protected]

 
Senator Tommie Williams (R-19)
(404) 656-0089
[email protected]

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