An Atlanta City Council member intends to make gas stations do more to stop crimes on their premises.
Keisha Lance Bottoms introduced legislation that would require stations and convenience stores to pay for their own security.
Bottoms, who represents a southwest Atlanta district, says the ordinance was prompted by personal experience.
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