This whole mess makes me sick... it seems these guys throw their weight around for no other reason than the fact they can. I wonder about doing a week of "empty holster" demonstrations, like the college guys did? You know, just to let the restaurant industry know how many people are opposed to their actions. While I hate to give away the fact I carry a weapon, some kind of statement MUST be made to these clowns.
Since becoming an LEO, I carry everywhere, and I love the places I can go now I couldn't go with a GFL (still not the aquarium, though, since apparently not even a trained LEO can be trusted around a bunch of fish... Whatever). I don't see any reason for the gov not to sign this, just like I didn't see any reason to take out the public gatherings or church repeals from the final version, either. It seems to me the prohibition of consuming alcohol while carrying was enough to cover the bases... if you break the rules, you lose your GFL; every GFL holder I've ever encountered went out of his/her way to follow the rules, and was far more educated and understanding of the system that the average Joe. Unfortunately, they don't care what we think, as long as they appease the high-ups of Fulton, Dekalb, etc.