Nascar24Glock
Regular Member
A relative of mine and a friend of hers will be making a trip to Georgia in a few days. She had a few questions about carrying in Georgia; and I thought I would relay them here.
First, a couple of pieces of information.
1. This relative has a permit recognized by Georgia (Tennessee, to be specific). Her friend does not have any permit.
2. Neither my relative nor this friend will be engaging in open carry. Any carrying done will be either car carry or concealed carry.
Now, for my questions
1. I know that guns can't be carried in schools, churches, courthouses, jails, and police stations. Are there any important ones I missed? Is it illegal to carry in "municipal property," such as a city park, and if so, will it be posted so as to identify it as such? Also, am I correct in noting that, if a prohibited is to be visited, the gun can be stowed in their vehicle?
2. Is it legal to carry in a restaurant (not a bar) that serves alcohol (say, for example, Applebee's, Cheddar's, etc.)? If so are there any special restrictions, such as needing to avoid the "bar area"? If something like this exists, is it illegal to carry a gun into the restroom if it is necessary to pass the bar area on the way to it? In case it matters, neither my relative nor her friend will be consuming any alcohol.
3. Do signs that say "no weapons allowed" (or similar) carry the force of law (as in, a gun carrier can be arrested or cited for merely carrying past such a sign, like they can here in Tennessee)? If so, does it apply both to municipal property and private property, or only one of these? Do the signs have to meet a certain requirement?
4. Let's say this friend drives the shared vehicle somewhere without my relative in it. Did I read the law correctly in that this friend can have a gun in the car (but can't carry it on the person)? If so, are there restrictions (concealed only, open only, open or in glovebox, glovebox only, etc.)? As a point of information, this vehicle has a glovebox that does NOT have a lock and a center console that DOES have a lock.
5. Are there any other provisions that would be good to know? Before anyone mentions it, I am fully aware of the Federal GFSZA and it's implications (as in, it would be technically against Federal law for my relative or her friend to carry a gun within 1,000 of a K-12 school), and I have informed her of it.
First, a couple of pieces of information.
1. This relative has a permit recognized by Georgia (Tennessee, to be specific). Her friend does not have any permit.
2. Neither my relative nor this friend will be engaging in open carry. Any carrying done will be either car carry or concealed carry.
Now, for my questions
1. I know that guns can't be carried in schools, churches, courthouses, jails, and police stations. Are there any important ones I missed? Is it illegal to carry in "municipal property," such as a city park, and if so, will it be posted so as to identify it as such? Also, am I correct in noting that, if a prohibited is to be visited, the gun can be stowed in their vehicle?
2. Is it legal to carry in a restaurant (not a bar) that serves alcohol (say, for example, Applebee's, Cheddar's, etc.)? If so are there any special restrictions, such as needing to avoid the "bar area"? If something like this exists, is it illegal to carry a gun into the restroom if it is necessary to pass the bar area on the way to it? In case it matters, neither my relative nor her friend will be consuming any alcohol.
3. Do signs that say "no weapons allowed" (or similar) carry the force of law (as in, a gun carrier can be arrested or cited for merely carrying past such a sign, like they can here in Tennessee)? If so, does it apply both to municipal property and private property, or only one of these? Do the signs have to meet a certain requirement?
4. Let's say this friend drives the shared vehicle somewhere without my relative in it. Did I read the law correctly in that this friend can have a gun in the car (but can't carry it on the person)? If so, are there restrictions (concealed only, open only, open or in glovebox, glovebox only, etc.)? As a point of information, this vehicle has a glovebox that does NOT have a lock and a center console that DOES have a lock.
5. Are there any other provisions that would be good to know? Before anyone mentions it, I am fully aware of the Federal GFSZA and it's implications (as in, it would be technically against Federal law for my relative or her friend to carry a gun within 1,000 of a K-12 school), and I have informed her of it.