rmodel65 wrote:
(e)This Code section shall not forbid any person who is not among those enumerated as ineligible for a license under Code Section 16-11-129 from transporting a loaded firearm in any private passenger motor vehicle.
OK. So let me get this straight. 1. A non-resident without a CPL that GA recognizes cannot open carry a gun without a hunting or fishing license because of (and notice it does not say loaded or unloaded):
O.C.G.A. § 16-11-128
Carrying pistol without license
(a)A person commits the offense of carrying a pistol without a license when he has or carries on or about his person, outside of his home, motor vehicle, or place of business, any pistol or revolver without having on his person a valid license issued by the judge of the probate court of the county in which he resides, provided that no permit shall be required for persons with a valid hunting or fishing license on their person or for persons not required by law to have hunting licenses who are engaged in legal hunting, fishing, or sport shooting when the persons have the permission of the owner of the land on which the activities are being conducted; provided, further, that the pistol or revolver, whenever loaded, shall be carried only in an open and fully exposed manner.
2. A non-resident cannot carry a gun unloaded and in a case outside their vehicle because of:
O.C.G.A. § 16-11-126
Carrying a concealed weapon
(a)A person commits the offense of carrying a concealed weapon when such person knowingly has or carries about his or her person, unless in an open manner and fully exposed to view, any bludgeon, knuckles whether made from metal, thermoplastic, wood, or other similar material, firearm, knife designed for the purpose of offense and defense, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument of like character
outside of his or her home or place of business, except as permitted under this Code section.
(d)This Code section shall not forbid the transportation of any firearm by a person who is
not among those enumerated as ineligible for a license under Code Section 16-11-129, provided the firearm is enclosed in a case, unloaded, and separated from its ammunition.
3. The ONLY thing that a non-resident CAN do is to carry an unloaded firearm in their vehicle,
but there is NO legal way for that non-resident to put the firearm in their vehicle or remove it from their vehicle in Georgia? That means that the non-resident must enter Georgia with the firearm in their vehicle, leave Georgia with the firearm in their vehicle, but cannot remove that firearm from their vehicle, even unloaded and cased, while in Georgia?