1. It WAS headline news nationwide.
2. The reason it wasn't made as big a deal as shootings was:
2a) he never shot the gun or even aimed it at anyone.
2b) the only law he actually broke was carrying the gun in public WHILE IT WAS LOADED. You don't need a permit of any kind to carry a rifle in Georgia. He had the right to bring his weapon into Publix, he had the right to carry ammo on his person. He even had the right to load it in the bathroom. What he didn't have the right to do, was leave the bathroom with the loaded rifle in his possession. That's it. Barely a slap on the wrist.
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