Although House Bill 826 allows licensed gun owners to bring their firearms onto school property, House Bill 60 only allows guns on school property is when someone is dropping off or picking up a student, stating firearms on school property in any other situation is still prohibited.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed HB 826 allowing firearms on school property on April 22, 2014, but immediately signed HB 60 the next day to prohibit guns on school property except when picking up or dropping off.
The justices said Monday, their decision came down to one thing: when the bills became law. Since both laws “cannot ‘reasonably stand together,’ the later enacted bill controls,” the court ruled. “We agree with the trial court’s conclusion that their provisions relating to the carrying of weapons within a school safety zone are in irreconcilable conflict.”
John Monroe, attorney for the gun rights group GeorgiaCarry.org which introduced the case to the Supreme Court, said he wasn’t surprised by the decision.
