Fresh off the pavement, Georgia Road Kill picked up a new story concerning the north Fulton County city of Sandy Springs.
It seems municipal leaders are exploring a way to honor former Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) chairman H. Rap Brown; renaming Roswell Road, H. Rap Brown Road.
Sandy Springs officials hope to make a formal announcement in February to coincide with Black History Month.
Sources close to the talks say that while H. Rap has a turbulent history, including shooting two Fulton County Sheriff's deputies in 2000, the good Brown did far outweighs the bad.
"H. Rap Brown deserves to be recognized in our city," a high level official said. The official refused to be identified.
The source also added that this is one of the city's many efforts to demonstrate its diversity. There are also rumblings that North Springs High School may be renamed to honor Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton.
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Sandy Springs to Consider Renaming Roswell Road H. Rap Brown Road In Honor of Civil Rights Leader
Georgia Gun Rights Group Announces Buyback Program in Exchange for Katy Perry Tickets
GeorgiaCarry.org, the gun rights organization that lauds itself as "Georgia’s no-compromise voice for gun owners", today offered a bit of compromise.
Any law-abiding citizen that turns in their gun will receive two tickets to Katy Perry's upcoming show in Atlanta.
Georgia Carry said they're sponsoring the gun exchange program because they are fed up with being demonized as America-hating, gun-toting whack jobs.
"Years of withering attacks have taken a toll on our members and their families," a Georgia Carry news release read. "We are encouraging everyone to turn in their guns, and leave the important job of policing the streets to local law enforcement officials.
"When seconds count, the police are only minutes away," the news release continued. "But that kind of inadequate police response time is what we pay taxes for."
The time and place for GeorgiaCarry's Pistols for Perry event has not been nailed down yet. Potential sites include the Gwinnett Gun Show and the Chickamauga Civil War Show.