State Senators React to GA GOP Gun Plan

House Speaker Jon Burns endorsed efforts Thursday to expand mental health care access, offer incentives for gun safety purchases and toughen penalties against people who make terroristic threats after a mass shooting at a Georgia high school brought fresh scrutiny of the state’s firearms policies. On today’s episode of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts up hosts Patricia Murphy, Greg Bluestein, and Bill Nigut talk to state Senators Jason Esteves, (D-Atlanta), and Steve Gooch, (R-Dahlonega) for their takes on House Speaker Jon Burns’ new gun safety proposals.   And another lawsuit has been filed against the state election board over last-minute rule changes. Paulding County Election Director Deidre Holden, who’s in charge of implementing the 11th hour rules on a local level, joins today’s podcast.    Then, the dust has settled from the debate Tuesday night where Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump faced off for what could be the first and last time. Now we’re learning both campaigns have plowed almost $60 million dollars of tv ads into must-win Georgia.     Links to today’s topics: Top Georgia Republican endorses gun safety proposals after Apalachee High School shooting Campaigns ran nearly 700 ads in Atlanta on day of the Harris, Trump debate Republican lawsuit tries to stop new Georgia Election Board rules    Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode.     Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”   Credits Executive producer- Shane Backler Producer- Natalie Mendenhall Engineer- Shane Backler Editor- Devan Kortan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices