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Alright, I'm old and slow, and this may have been asked somewhere before. If so, point me to it.
Has consideration ever been given to a class action suit addressing the "chosen ones" exempt under OCGA 16-11-130. Seems like simple discrimination to me. What makes the life of a court clerk more worthy of the right to protect themselves than anyone else?
I would think a court would also question the two classes of citizens, and why they are treated so much differently. A judgment in favor of the rest of us would force the state to either delete 16-11-130 (Can anyone imagine the state ever stripping LEOs and others of their exemptions?) or rewrite the code to allow all citizens the same rights to carry.
Please don't cite training differences, as most of the exempt have not trained. I'd also note that retired military have likely trained as much or more than most LEO's. Why then are retired LEO's granted exemption while retired military are not. Don't misunderstand me. I certainly do not want any more added to the list of exempt professions! I'm just giving examples, and trying to understand why we have class systems under the law. Why aren't we all created equal?
Has consideration ever been given to a class action suit addressing the "chosen ones" exempt under OCGA 16-11-130. Seems like simple discrimination to me. What makes the life of a court clerk more worthy of the right to protect themselves than anyone else?
I would think a court would also question the two classes of citizens, and why they are treated so much differently. A judgment in favor of the rest of us would force the state to either delete 16-11-130 (Can anyone imagine the state ever stripping LEOs and others of their exemptions?) or rewrite the code to allow all citizens the same rights to carry.
Please don't cite training differences, as most of the exempt have not trained. I'd also note that retired military have likely trained as much or more than most LEO's. Why then are retired LEO's granted exemption while retired military are not. Don't misunderstand me. I certainly do not want any more added to the list of exempt professions! I'm just giving examples, and trying to understand why we have class systems under the law. Why aren't we all created equal?