Do they have a database for the GFL?

I believe so. There shouldn't be a database. There also shouldn't be a license requirement, but that's a different story.

 

Looks like it.

 

Also see O.C.G.A. 16-11-129

O.C.G.A. 16-11-129 (e)
...It shall be required that any license holder under this Code section have in his or her possession his or her valid license whenever he or she is carrying a pistol or revolver under the authority granted by this Code section, and his or her failure to do so shall be prima-facie evidence of a violation of Code Section 16-11-128.

So yes, if you have a license but forget it at home and get caught carrying without it you would be charged.

 

There is no known database for the GFL. So if a LEO wants to verify he would have to call the probate court in the county it was issued in. Imagine trying to check a GFL at 3am or in another state that honors Georgia.

The law also says that you have to have a GFL on your person or it is the same thing as not having one, so you could be charged. You might get lucky and the judge dismiss the case once you showed that you had a valid GFL, who knows though.

 

Make photocopies of your GFL. Can't be any less official than the joke of an official document they issue us in the first place. Keep them in your car and stuff.

 

Would that even be legitimate? I know that probably wouldn't be considered altering, but still.

 

I have used a photocopy of my Social Security card for years with no problems, YET....

 

Interesting. I've always been requested to supply an original (for employers).

 

Can you just request an extra copy? or just say you lost it and pay for a new one.

 

You might get arrested and charged, but as soon as you produce the valid GFL, I assume the charges would be dropped.

 

Technically, you're still guilty of not having it on your person.

Of course, if I was a judge, I dismiss them on 2A grounds... hence the reason I'm not qualified to be a judge.