‘This battle hits close to home,’ the UGA alum writes in an op-ed

R.E.M.

Several of the groups members still call Athens home.

I worry about what it means when loaded guns are allowed at a tailgate where alcohol is being served.

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The op-ed follows R.E.M.

tweeting a photo last week of Stipe holding a sign that read, I support gun-free campuses for Georgia.

Anything else is stupid.

If the bill becomes law, it will make Georgia the ninth state to allow campus carry.

Deal has until May 3 to decide whether to sign the bill.