Georgia recently became the most gun-friendly state in the country when a piece of legislation became law that allows people to take guns into schools, bars and churches.
Governor Nathan Deal recently signed the bill, officially allowing licensed gun owners in the Peach State to carry their weapons everywhere in the state, except the Capitol Building. So if you enter a church, bar, school, or even Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, there are likely to be people carrying guns around you. The law, called the Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014, allows people to carry almost everywhere, but also permits local businesses to decide whether they want to allow guns on their property.
The most debated part of this legislation is that which involves guns inside schools. Even if a school decides to choose not to allow guns inside campus, there are likely to be bitter and very acrimonious debates and lawsuits involving the issue of guns in classrooms.
According to data published in the journal Pediatrics, the majority of child gunshot injuries involve intentional assault with a firearm. More than 4,500 gunshot injuries are the result of intentional assault. Roughly 2,000 are accidental injuries, and 270 are the result of suicide attempts. Typically, the kinds of injuries that result from such gun violence are fractures, open wounds, heavy bleeding or catastrophic brain or spinal injuries. The challenges the United States faces with respect to gun violence is significant, with a fatality rate for gun violence that is approximately 10 times the rate in other developed countries.
Social security disability benefits can be available to families who must care for a child injured by a gun or other weapon. The most important thing you can do after a tragic event involving injury to a child is plan for their future physical and emotional needs. It’s not easy, but it’s an important step in making sure your child and your family are cared for.