Can campus carriers carry at UGA tailgates?

by Greg Bluestein, AJC — Here's a big question about Georgia's new campus gun law that remains unanswered: Does a provision that bans weapons from "buildings or property used for athletic sporting events" also include parking lots used for tailgating outside stadiums?

The Telegraph of Macon reports that the University of Georgia, home to tens of thousands of tailgating fans on many fall Saturdays, is still wrestling with that question.

Georgia’s athletics department is unclear whether this law will strictly mean that guns are disallowed inside venues such as Sanford Stadium or if they will be banned from all tailgating sites. The University System of Georgia and attorneys likely are still sorting out the best way to enact the new law.

Athletics director Greg McGarity was reached twice during the past five days since the signing of the law and said he isn’t sure of the details yet. The University System of Georgia Regents declined further comment on the topic.

House Bill 280 allows anyone with a concealed weapons permit to carry firearms on public college and university campuses — but it includes a long list of exemptions where guns are still forbidden. It is set to take effect on July 1,  and the state's higher education system is scrambling to figure out how to implement it.