Gov. Kemp says repeal citizens arrest law

[Mrs_Esterhouse]

On 3/3/2021 6:09 PM, Scoggins, Mitchell wrote:

A private person is a non cop, non cop who is not a shopkeeper or retail employee, weight inspector, or private investigator or security person.

All the above mention persons have detention rights

Case law supports restraining people under the self defense statues.

This Bill does not change stand your ground rights.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Right, and that's nice that the bill doesn't BOTH strip ordinary citizens of their right, formerly a LEGAL DUTY of citizens of the Crown and the British colonies in America, to effect a citizen's arrest when the crook was caught red-handed and is getting away...

... and at the same time strip citizens of the right to defend themselves if UNLAWFULLY and violently ATTACKED.

One pro-criminal, anti-"armed citizen" measure is better than two, I suppose.

 

[Mrs_Esterhouse]

It looks like they created a committee substitute on 3/5/21.

Substitute bill:
https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59726

It's just as bad for non special people.

 

[Mrs_Esterhouse]

https://www.11alive.com/article/new...fil-a/85-b2e9ab34-68cc-489e-9cf6-cc66facc60ef


However, police said that the man didn't get far.

Several "nearby citizens" confronted him as he was leaving, according to police, and at least one of them was armed. Police said at some point during the confrontation, one of those citizens fired several shots, then chased after the man, holding him until police got there.

Police said they recovered the suspect's weapon, and charges are pending against him. Meanwhile, police said the armed citizen does not face any charges.


They literally just voted to criminalize what these good people did.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-ho...tizens-arrest-law/PO3WPQTTEFCYVJ73ZQSZHTFTEE/


Every Georgia House member voted to
get rid of citizens arrests, to honor Ahmaud (street name "Quez") Arbery.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Time to contact your Senators, in the Ga Senate,
to kill this bill.

 

[Mrs_Esterhouse]

Who are the only non law enforcement people legally allowed to arrest someone under HB 479? They are called "Private Persons". What is a Private Person? There are only four categories of Private Persons under HB 479:

1) An owner of a retail establishment
2) An owner of a food service establishment
3) A weight inspector under Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 35
4) A licensee or registrant under Chapter 38 of Title 43

If you don't qualify as a Private Person after this law passes and you arrest a criminal, like the Good Samaritans did at the Atlanta Chick-fil-A, you will likely will be charged with false imprisonment, a 10 year felony in GA.

Chick-fil-A citizen's arrest in Atlanta:

https://www.11alive.com/article/new...fil-a/85-b2e9ab34-68cc-489e-9cf6-cc66facc60ef

 

[Gaffer1968]

Time to contact your Senators, in the Ga Senate,
to kill this bill.

I'd be MUCH MORE interested in getting Kemp, his Lt. Governor and Secretary of State RECALLED.

 

[baxterday]

More knee jerk feel good legislation that solves a problem that really did not exist. This whole thing has turned into a black and white issue. So, if you oppose it you're a racist bigot according to the left. Time for this bill to die in the senate.

 

[Mrs_Esterhouse]

More knee jerk feel good legislation that solves a problem that really did not exist. This whole thing has turned into a black and white issue. So, if you oppose it you're a racist bigot according to the left. Time for this bill to die in the senate.

What action did you take to halt the bill?