In the Courtroom
Federal
US Supreme Court
DC v. Heller
Amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief for respondant Heller regarding the ban on firearms in DC. (Heller won!)
United States Court of Appeals For The Eleventh Circuit
GeorgiaCarry.Org et al. v. City of Atlanta
Firearm ban at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
(Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court ruling that HB89 did not decriminalize carrying guns in airports)
Note: Based on this ruling, GCO pushed for a change in the law and was successful. SB 308 became law in 2010. The Atlanta legal department has since studied SB 308 and determined it does not prohibit the carry firearms at the airport.
GeorgiaCarry.Org et al. v. State of Georgia et al.
Constitutional challenge to the ban on licensed carry of firearms in a “place of worship”.
(check the Category: Places of Worship Carry Ban for the latest information)
US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta Division)
Camp v. Cason
Carroll County requiring SSN, employment information, taking longer than 60 days and not issuing a temporary license.
(check the Category: SSN required for application for the latest information)
GeorgiaCarry.Org et al. v. Dodd
Cobb County requiring SSN and employment information.
(The county decided to stop requesting SSN and employment information, purge its records of GCO member’s SSN and pay our legal costs)
GeorgiaCarry.Org et al. v. Marta
Marta detaining a person that was legally carrying a firearm.
(Court found that Marta had probable cause to stop Raissi for carrying a firearm but Marta did violate the Privacy Act)
Note: Based on this ruling regarding probable cause for the stop, GCO pushed for a change in the law and was successful. SB 308 became law in 2010, which made a license an element of the crime and not an affirmative defense.
GeorgiaCarry.Org et al. v. McVay
Cherokee County requiring SSN, employment information and taking longer than 60 days.
(The county decided to stop requesting SSN and employment information, purge its records of GCO member’s SSN and pay our legal costs)
GeorgiaCarry.Org et al. v. Toomer
Regarding the state’s law that does not allow a resident of another state to apply for and obtain a Georgia Firearms License.
(check the Category: No issuing of Non-Resident GFL for the latest information)
Puckett v. Powell
Henry County requiring SSN, employment information and taking longer than 60 days.
(We Won the initial case, Currently ongoing motion for contempt)
US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Rome Division)
Woodard v Brown and Payne
Regarding two Paulding County deputies that illegally arrested a GFL holder for disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed firearm
(check the Category: Paulding County Man With a Gun for the latest information)
US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (Augusta Division)
GeorgiaCarry.Org et al. v. Strength
Richmond County detained a citizen lawfully open carrying and illegally seized the firearm.
(check the Category: Richmond County Man With a Gun for the latest information)
State
Georgia Court of Appeals
GeorgiaCarry.Org, Inc. et al. v. Coweta County
Coweta County’s Park Ordinance Banning Firearm Carry
(We Won!)
Moore v. Cranford
Coweta County requiring SSN, Employment information and taking longer than 60 days.
(While not exactly ruled as we had hoped, the only delay acceptable is from GBI or FBI and we have created a sheet to help you determine if they are the cause here)
GeorgiaCarry.Org, Inc. et al. v. City of Atlanta, City of Roswell, and City of Sandy Springs
Park Ordinances Banning Firearm Carry
(check the Category: Fulton County and Cities Preemption for the latest information)
Local
Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County
GeorgiaCarry.Org, Inc. et al. v. Athens – Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County’s Park Ordinance Banning Firearm Carry
(check the Category: Athens-Clarke County Preemption for the latest information)
Superior Court of Cobb County
Menkus v Dodd
Refusing to issue a temporary renewal license
(Dismissed as moot when license was issued and Moore v. Cranford was decided)
Superior Court of DeKalb County
GeorgiaCarry.Org, Inc. v Stone Mountain Memorial Association
Ban on firearms on Stone Mountain Park property
(check the Category: Stone Mountain Park’s firearm ban for the latest information)
Superior Court of Fulton County
Knighten v. Georgia Department of Public Safety
Failure to properly produce documents requested under Georgia Open Records Act
(DPS settled and produced the documents as originally requested)
GeorgiaCarry.Org, Inc. et al. v. Fulton County, City of Atlanta, City of East Point, City of Milton, City of Roswell, City of Sandy Springs, and city of Union City
Park Ordinances Banning Firearm Carry
(All but 3 repealed their ordinances and settled, the remaining 3 have been appealed, check the Category: Fulton County and Cities Preemption for the latest information)
Superior Court of Gwinnett County
GeorgiaCarry.Org, Inc. et al. v. Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County’s Park Ordinance Banning Firearm Carry
(They decided to change their ordinance)











