SB308 – The Common Sense Lawful Carry Act

• Introduced by Mitch Seabaugh, R-28th
• Sponsored by (1) Seabaugh, Mitch 28th (2) Rogers, Chip 21st, (3) Smith, Preston 52nd, (4) Unterman,Renee 45th, (5) Mullis,Jeff 53nd, (6) Wiles,John 37th, and others
• Current Status: Signed into law on 06/06/2010.

SB308 – Summary:

• Creates “weapons” license that would allow knives and other concealable weapons to be carried legally
• Addresses carrying long guns
• Removes parking lots from places off limits
• Allows carry in bars if owner permits
• Removes the 1000′ buffer from “School Safety Zones”
• Makes carrying on school property a misdemeanor with license and felony without license.
• Puts picture on counterfeit proof license
• Allow you to have weapons on airport property, but not in the terminal.
• Removes the lifetime prohibitor for misdemeanor marijuana convictions
• Clarifies all codes related to weapons.
• Eliminates Georgia’s Jim Crow public gathering law and replaces it with a shorter and clearer list of places off limits
• Expands the categories of people ineligible for a license
• Modifies the current presumption that a person with a concealed firearm is a criminal to a presumption of innocence.

GeorgiaCarry.Org opinion:

• GeorgiaCarry.Org is very happy that Governor Sonny Perdue signed SB308 into law.

SB291 – Firearms; laws concerning carrying of concealed weapons; revise comprehensively

• Sponsored by: (1) Shafer,David 48th, (2) Douglas,John 17th, (3) Sims,Freddie 12th, (4) Rogers,Chip 21st, (5) Powell,J. 23rd, (6) Tolleson,Ross 20th, and others
• Current Status: Vetoed by Governor Sonny Perdue – 06/06/2010

GeorgiaCarry.Org opinion:

• GeorgiaCarry.Org is disappointed that Governor Sonny Perdue vetoed SB291.