Georgia Gun Laws

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GEORGIA LAW

> No permit is required in Georgia to keep a gun in your home or any place in your car, provided you are eligible for a Georgia Firearm License.

> Permit is required to carry on your person, and there are restrictions that prohibit carrying a concealed weapon at places, including public- owned buildings, sporting events, churches, schools, nuclear power plants and the General Assembly. This requires the purchase of a five-year, renewable Georgia firearm permit that’s issued after you are fingerprinted and pass background checks for criminal and mental problems.

What can you do with a Georgia firearm permit?

The permit allows you to carry your gun outside the home, car and place of business, subject to certain restrictions. You don’t need a permit for those places. The permit also allows you to conceal the weapon.

GETTING A PERMIT

What it takes to get a Georgia firearm permit, which allows you to carry a concealed weapon.

Step 1: Meet the license qualifications for Georgia as listed in Georgia Code 16-11-129. Basically, you have to be a state resident, a legal United States resident, a resident of the county where you are making your application and at least 21 with a clean criminal and mental history.

Step 2: Apply to the probate court in your county, where you will fill in an application, pay the required (usually nonrefundable) fees and find out how to get fingerprinted. Permits are usually issued within 60 days.

Step 3: Provide a photo ID and proof of residency. A Georgia driver’s license or state ID card will serve as both. Check with your local probate court for other qualifying documents. The permit is valid for five years.

Source: GeorgiaCarry.org and probate courts