Georgia Senate passes permit-less gun carry bill
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 8 months ago
Georgians would be able to carry firearms without a permit under controversial legislation the Republican-controlled state Senate passed Monday.
Supporters said Senate Bill 319, which passed 34-22 along party lines, wouldn’t change state laws governing who can possess guns or where they can carry them.
“This law is simply to remove an unnecessary burden from law-abiding citizens,” said Sen. Jason Anavitarte, R-Dallas, the bill’s chief sponsor. “Criminals do not care about a carry permit.”
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Senators defeated an amendment introduced by Sen. Michelle Au, D-Johns Creek, to require background checks of Georgians seeking to buy firearms in private transactions, including at gun shows or flea markets.
Good. It’s good that they shot down that amendment, and it looks like constitutional carry will pass into law this year in Georgia. The governor (who is a putz trying to position himself for reelection) has committed to sign it.
On March 1, 2022 at 12:32 pm, Ambiguousfrog said:
The inconvenience I see from this is each time I have to purchase from a local gun store a background check will have to be done, again. Currently if you have a Weapons Carry License they jot that down (4473?) and your license and you’re good to go. It expedites the process and makes it seem less intrusive at the time. My experience of course. I’m suspect who is on the other end of the phone during a background check and what they may do knowing I’ve purchase perhaps two guns a year (at least). An example of course. My own paranoia perhaps. But I guess it beats $75 every five years to “the man” plus the cost of fingerprinting each time. It used to be $50. A side note, for the money that Johns Creek has, it’s sad to see a representative for them being such a tool.