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M.B. Mack

Georgia Town Requires All Residents to Own a Gun: 'I Don't Care If You Don't Like Guns, It's the Law'

An employee of a gun shop arranges guns on display for sale during the 30th Defense and Sporting Arms Show at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, suburban Manila, on August 21, 2024. (Credit: TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)

A Georgia town's unusual law requires every household to own a firearm, a decades-old ordinance that has sparked ongoing debate, with some saying, "I don't care if you don't like guns, it's the law."

In 1982, the City Council in Kennesaw, Georgia, enacted a law mandating gun ownership for all heads of households, except those with specific exemptions like religious beliefs or felony convictions, BBC reported.

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