Sunday Liquor Sales In Georgia?

Soon Georgia voters may decided if they want Sunday liquor sales.

Georgia's Lieutenant Governor says he will let the state Senate act on a referendum that would let the citizens vote on Sunday alcohol sales. In the past, the Lieutenant Governor has staunchly opposed Sunday liquor sales and been viewed as a stumbling block on the issue, but now the decision may be left up to you.

Susan West sells beer and liquor on a daily basis in Dalton, that is everyday except for Sunday.

"People are drinking on sunday anyway why not let them buy it here legally instead of having them go to tennessee to buy the liquor or beer," Susan West says.

West says it's not uncommon for her customers to stockpile their spirits come Saturday night.

"I got to think about it, tomorrow's Sunday and you're not going to be open so I'm going to buy a bigger bottle or I'm going to buy two bottles because you guys are not going to be open," West says.

But one Dalton mother says liquor and Sunday's just don't go together and that's why she won't hesitate to vote against the sales.

"Family, church, family, just being together with your kids, not for drinking," the mother says.

But West says the sales could help her business, especially on Holiday weekends, and hopes legislators won't close the door on Sunday liquor sales without letting the taxpayers decide first.

"I'd say let us vote on it, let the people decide if we want sunday liquor sales let us have it," West says.

Currently Georgia, Connecticut, and Indiana are the only states that don't allow the sale of any alcohol at stores on Sunday. Although in Tennessee only beer is available.