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>> this is a town that normal rockwell would want to paint a picture of. >> nelson, georgia, 50 miles north of atlanta. it is a snapshot of small town americana, grazing cows, small white churches, and a very small police department. >> you're the chief of police here. >> yes. >> but it is really just you and the department? >> right now it is just me. >> the chief has not worked a single major crime in his three years on the job. >> it is just your normal minor thefts, burglaries. >> no gun crimes but soon owning a gun in this town of 1,400 may become not just a right but a requirement. every...

1,400 may become not a right but a retirement. every head of household in nelson would have to own a gun and ammunition. >> it's a deterrent kind of law. >> every member of the nelson city council supports the family protection ordinance as it is known. and one councilwoman believes it would scare off would-be criminals. >> if you have the security adt in front of your homes, we are protected by an alarm or whatever, which the majority of the places don't have it. >> nelson would not be the first town in america to pass a mandatory gun ownership law and it would not be the first town in georgi...