Georgia town proposes mandatory gun ownership

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City council members in Nelson, Georgia, unanimously approved the proposal at a meeting this week, CNN reported. Citizens of the small town north of Atlanta, which has a population of 1,300, will be able to review the proposal between now and April when the council votes again.

The law would give every family the right to protect themselves and their property "without worrying about prosecution," Cronic told the meeting.

The proposal reads, "In order to provide for the emergency management of the city, and further in order to provide for and protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants, every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm, together with ammunition therefore."

People with physical or mental disabilities are exempt from the law, as are "paupers," felons, and those who oppose gun ownership based on religious belief.