Don't want to appear to be a dummy, but I'm new to carrying in GA. State I come from did not require a license to carry, only to carry concealed...so I assumed when I got my license here, it was to carry concealed. Now, someone is telling me that is not true, I have to go get another license to carry concealed. I could have sworn I told the probate person that I wanted a concealed permit. Who's right?
Only One Permit There is only one "carry" permit (for civilians, as contrasted with cops or security guards) in Georgia, which is described in 16-11-129. This permit generally allows you to carry open or concealed away from your home, your car, or your place of business, or the hunting fields. But even with a permit, you cannot carry at public gatherings, places that serve alcohol, public buildings, mass-transit terminals, passenger busses, or on school property (even private schools). There are certain times and places where a person WITHOUT A PERMIT could carry legally, but only openly, but let's not even bother discussing that since you DO have a permit, right?
Public Gatherings No carrying concealed at public gatherings???? By definition,wouldn't that be anywhere there would be more than one person in public?
Make sure you read the Ga Attorney General's unofficial opinion about public gatherings. It will help clear up some things.
Trust me, I carried blindly, not understanding the laws fully.......now I see with the help of this website. Thank God for GPO and GCO!
A picture of the carry license is here: http://www.georgiapacking.org/gfl.php If you are looking for a list of most of the places off limits it is here http://www.georgiapacking.org/gflpol.php If you want to know what states will accept that license as their own see the map: http://www.georgiapacking.org/gflr.php All the above, and more, can be accessed by clicking on "Firearm License" in the top menubar.