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State constitutional provisions. The Georgia Constitution guarantees the right to keep and bear arms. Article one, section one, paragraph VII of the Georgia Constitution states: "The right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, but the General Assembly shall have the power to prescribe the manner in which arms may be borne."
Another from 2023 found state regulations that were passed from 1991 to 2016 were linked to a strong reduction in gun mortality, particularly laws that required background checks and waiting ...
Like in every U.S. state, federal law requires a person in Georgia must be at least 18 years old to purchase a firearm, and to not have ever been convicted of a felony. The suspect in the ...
State law previously required gun owners to apply for a weapons permit and pass a federal background check before they were authorized to carry a firearm, concealed or otherwise, according to ...
Yes. S 265.00, S 265.02. Possession of assault weapons is prohibited, except for those legally possessed on January 15, 2013 and registered with the state by January 15, 2014 or classified as an antique assault weapon. New York City, Buffalo, Albany, and Rochester have enacted their own assault weapon bans.
While Georgia was the 25th state to pass a constitutional carry bill, Georgia is the 22nd state for constitutional permitless carry legislation to take effect. This law allows both residents and non-residents 21 years of age and older to carry handguns, long guns, and other weapons including knives, openly or concealed, in public, without a permit.
Activists say that Georgia has some of the weakest gun laws in the country. In 2022, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill allowing permitless carry in the state - making it the 25th state with such a law.
The Safe Carry Protection Act (House Bill 60, also known as the Guns Everywhere Bill[1]) is a law in the state of Georgia that dictates where firearms may be carried by residents of the state. It also allows residents with a permit to carry a concealed weapon to bring firearms into "bars, churches, school zones, government buildings and certain ...