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A bill legalizing firearms on Georgia’s college campuses  got a full hearing Wednesday in committee, but a key Senate panel delayed action until next week on an effort to allow Georgia’s college students carry guns. House Bill 859  would allow anyone 21 or older with a weapons license  to carry a gun anywhere on a public college or university campus, except for inside dormitories, fraternities and sorority houses, and at athletic events . It also would mandate that those weapons be concealed — something proponents say make it safer — since Georgia requires gun owners to apply for “concealed carry” permits that require fingerprinting and background checks. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, however, had questions about the bill, including how colleges would handle campus disciplinary hearings if guns were allowed and whether weapons would still be allowed at music concerts held on campus (as they would be under the bill). Senate Judiciary Committee Chairma...