Georgia Carry Reciprocity Rules?

[SupaRice]

Traveling to Atlanta next week for business, where can I find the most current information surrounding their reciprocity of my TN carry permit? Do I need to know anything specific to Atlanta or just general Georgia information?

 

I found this:

http://dps.georgia.gov/georgias-firearm-permit-reciprocity

 

Which leads to some very verbose stuff here:

GEORGIA CODE

Copyright 2012 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.
*** Current Through the 2012 Regular Session ***
TITLE 16.  CRIMES AND OFFENSES  
CHAPTER 11.  OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY  
ARTICLE 4.  DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES  
PART 3.  CARRYING AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS
O.C.G.A. § 16-11-126  (2012)
§ 16-11-126.  Having or carrying handguns, long guns, or other weapons; license requirement; exceptions for homes, motor vehicles, and other locations and conditions; penalties for violations 


   (a) Any person who is not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun or long gun may have or carry on his or her person a weapon or long gun on his or her property or inside his or her home, motor vehicle, or place of business without a valid weapons carry license.

(b) Any person who is not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun or long gun may have or carry on his or her person a long gun without a valid weapons carry license, provided that if the long gun is loaded, it shall only be carried in an open and fully exposed manner.

(c) Any person who is not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun or long gun may have or carry any handgun provided that it is enclosed in a case and unloaded.

(d) Any person who is not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun or long gun who is eligible for a weapons carry license may transport a handgun or long gun in any private passenger motor vehicle; provided, however, that private property owners or persons in legal control of property through a lease, rental agreement, licensing agreement, contract, or any other agreement to control access to such property shall have the right to forbid possession of a weapon or long gun on their property, except as provided in Code Section 16-11-135.

(e) Any person licensed to carry a handgun or weapon in any other state whose laws recognize and give effect to a license issued pursuant to this part shall be authorized to carry a weapon in this state, but only while the licensee is not a resident of this state; provided, however, that such licensee shall carry the weapon in compliance with the laws of this state.

(f) Any person with a valid hunting or fishing license on his or her person, or any person not required by law to have a hunting or fishing license, who is engaged in legal hunting, fishing, or sport shooting when the person has the permission of the owner of the land on which the activities are being conducted may have or carry on his or her person a handgun or long gun without a valid weapons carry license while hunting, fishing, or engaging in sport shooting.

(g) Notwithstanding Code Sections 12-3-10, 27-3-1.1, 27-3-6, and 16-12-122 through 16-12-127, any person with a valid weapons carry license may carry a weapon in all parks, historic sites, or recreational areas, as such term is defined in Code Section 12-3-10, including all publicly owned buildings located in such parks, historic sites, and recreational areas, in wildlife management areas, and on public transportation; provided, however, that a person shall not carry a handgun into a place where it is prohibited by federal law.

(h) (1) No person shall carry a weapon without a valid weapons carry license unless he or she meets one of the exceptions to having such license as provided in subsections (a) through (g) of this Code section.

   (2) A person commits the offense of carrying a weapon without a license when he or she violates the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(i) Upon conviction of the offense of carrying a weapon without a valid weapons carry license, a person shall be punished as follows:

   (1) For the first offense, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and

   (2) For the second offense within five years, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained to the date of the current arrest for which a conviction is obtained, and for any subsequent offense, he or she shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than two years and not more than five years.

 

[Chadastrophic]

State police websites usually have the best and easy to read info.

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[macville]

I don't know of any counties that can make their own rules in GA. GA may be screwed up in a few things (like no church carry), but otherwise you can carry almost anywhere. It's nice when I am down there for business because I don't have to search for "no gun" signs.

[tnhawk]

handgunlaw.us, uscarry.com and state dps sites should provide all the information you need.  I usually print and carry a copy for the states I travel in.

[BlackHawk93]

This forum http://www.usacarry.com/forums/georgia-discussion-firearm-news/ at usacarry.com is specifically about Georgia's laws and issues. Might be a good place to start, including the sites tnhawk listed also. All good sites.

[Spook]

Watch out though.... Don't let them hijack your guns for water.