Forget the debate over gun control for a moment: How would you feel if your city suddenly made it illegal not to own a firearm?
A small town in northwest Georgia has proposed just that, arguing that a single police officer isn’t enough to protect its 1,314 residents, reports WSB-TV.
The trouble is that Nelson, Ga. spans two counties: Pickens to the north and Cherokee to the south, a situation that results in just one police officer available to patrol the city during the day, leaving it unguarded for 16 hours each night. A call to police still gets results from county sheriffs, but city leaders say response times can be slow.
The solution? Gun-up or else, at least if city councilman Duane Cronic has his druthers.
“Every head of household will own and maintain a firearm,” said Cronic, though he claims it’s intended more as a deterrent, adding “It tells the potential intruder you better think twice.”
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