 Kennesaw, GA
Here is an excerpt from the Gun Ownership Requirement in Kennesaw, GA
STILL THE LAW IN KENNESAW
Times change, but world famous Second Amendment statement remains in place after 20 years.
Jim Galloway - Staff
Sunday, July 15, 2001
"... every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm, together with ammunition therefor."
EXCERPT FROM 1982 KENNESAW ORDINANCE, SEC. 34-1
John Nunez and his family moved to Kennesaw from New Jersey nine months ago.
Friends and relatives rib the sales manager about whether he's complied with the city's famous ordinance. Does he own a gun?
"No," he said. "Does a water pistol count?"
It's not a matter of philosophy, Nunez said. He likes handguns. But he has three kids in the house under the age of 5.
The gun law heard 'round the world has entered its 20th year. It still reads the same: The head of every household in Kennesaw must have a firearm and ammunition.
Unless he or she doesn't want to.
But little else has stood still. The little town of 7,000 has exploded into a city of 22,000. The young, personable mayor who ordered up the gun law abruptly vanished. |