GCO on 11Alive News defending the Stand Your Ground law
John Monroe was interviewed on the motion to dismiss the baseless lawsuit against Georgia’s Stand Your Ground law and debated Plaintiff’s council Robert Patillo on Channel 11′s 11Alive News at 7:00 PM...
View Article11th Circuit Dismisses Church Carry Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit dismissed GCO’s church carry case, ruling that states are unlimited in their ability to single out religion for disparate treatment as long as the state...
View ArticleGCO Files Second Motion to Dismiss “Stand Your Ground” Challenge
GCO has filed a second motion to dismiss the Rev. Markel Hutchins’ attack on Georgia’s so-called “Stand Your Ground” law. In the federal lawsuit, Hutchins claims to be acting on behalf of all Georgians...
View ArticleGCO Asks Chehaw Park Authority to Stop Banning Guns
GCO Attorney John Monroe wrote a letter to the Chehaw Park Authority in Albany, Georgia, asking the authority to stop banning people from possessing guns in the park. A copy of the letter may be viewed...
View ArticleCourt Grants GCO’s Motion to Intervene in Stand Your Ground, Dismisses Case
Federal District Judge Thomas Thrash granted GCO’s motion to intervene in the Rev. Markel Hutchins’ ill-conceived lawsuit against Georgia’s “Stand Your Ground” law on Friday, September 28, 2012. Judge...
View ArticleGCO Petitions SCOTUS to Take Church Carry Case
GCO has petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to take an appeal of the so-called “church carry” case, in which GCO challenges a Georgia law banning carrying firearms in churches. GCO...
View ArticleSCOTUS to Consider Church Carry on January 4, 2013
The Supreme Court of the United States is expected to consider GCO’s petition for certiorari in the church carry case on January 4, 2013. At a conference, the court decides whether to take a case....
View ArticleGCO Challenges Carrollton Ordinances
GCO has filed a lawsuit against the City of Carrollton, challenging city ordinances that ban carrying guns on the Greenbelt Trail and at parades. The complaint may be viewed here.
View ArticleGCO and McIntosh Deputy File Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment
GCO and McIntosh Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Kabler have each filed motions for summary judgment in GCO’s lawsuit against Kabler. The case arose out of Kabler’s traffic stop of a GCO member whom Kabler had...
View ArticleGCO Moves to Intervene in Brady Case Against Nelson
GCO has filed a motion to intervene in the Brady Campaign’s lawsuit against the City of Nelson that challenges Nelson’s ordinance requiring heads of households to maintain firearms. In support of its...
View ArticleNelson Files Support for GCO’s Intervention in Brady Case
The City of Nelson has filed a response to GCO’s motion to intervene in the Brady Campaign’s lawsuit against Nelson. Nelson supports GCO’s intervention in the case, in which the Brady Campaign seeks to...
View ArticleGCO Files Motions to Intervene and Dismiss the Rainbow Push Coalition Attack...
GCO has filed motions to intervene in, and to dismiss, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s lawsuit aimed at repealing what it calls Georgia’s “stand your ground” law. GCO seeks to represent the interests of...
View ArticleGCO Sues Columbus Officers For Arrest of Member at McDonald’s
GCO has sued two City of Columbus police officers who arrested a member at McDonald’s in Columbus. The member was openly carrying while eating with his wife and children. The officers detained the...
View ArticleGCO Sues Glynn Officers for Mall Arrest
GCO has filed a lawsuit against Glynn County officers for arresting a GCO member for obstruction for refusing to provide his drivers license while he was openly carrying in the Glynn County Mall in...
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GCO Sues Richmond County Probate Judge
Harry B. James III, the probate judge of Richmond County, refuses to issue temporary GWLs upon request. GCO recently wrote Judge James, asking him to begin issuing temporaries. Judge James did not deem...
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Federal Court Dismisses Rainbow PUSH “Stand Your Ground” Case
Today, May 5, 2014, Federal District Judge Julie Carnes dismissed Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition’s lawsuit against Governor Nathan Deal and Attorney General Sam Olens, seeking to have Georgia’s...
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GCO Sues Corps of Engineers Over Right to Carry On Corps Property
GCO filed a lawsuit late Thursday, June 12, against the Army Corps of Engineers for its refusal to allow GWL holders to carry on Corps property. The complaint can be found here.
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GCO Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Corps Case
GCO has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in its case against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In the motion, GCO seeks to have the Corps enjoined from enforcing the ban on carrying on Corps...
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GCO Files Reply to Corps for Injunction and Motion for Default
GCO has filed a reply to the Corps of Engineers’ brief opposing GCO’s motion for a preliminary injunction in the case challenging the Corps’ ban on guns on Corps property. In addition, GCO has filed a...
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Court Denies Injunction in Corps Case
In GCO’s case against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ ban on carrying firearms on their property, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Judge Harold Murphy presiding,...
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