HB 1001 - Concealed weapon; transportation of; offense; change provisions

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02/09/06 - House Committee Favorably Reported

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-126 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the offense of carrying a concealed weapon, so as to change certain provisions regarding the transporting of certain firearms; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
01/11/2006 House First Readers
01/12/2006 House Second Readers
02/09/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported
06 LC 29 2192S

The House Committee on Judiciary Non-civil offers the following
substitute to HB 1001:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 16-11-126 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the offense of carrying a concealed weapon, so as to change certain provisions regarding the transporting of certain firearms; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Code Section 16-11-126 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the offense of carrying a concealed weapon, is amended by striking subsection (d) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (d) to read as follows:
"(d) This Code section shall not forbid the transportation of any firearm by a any 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. 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 an unloaded or loaded firearm in any private passenger motor vehicle in an open manner and fully exposed to view or in the glove compartment, console, or similar compartment of the vehicle; provided, however, that any person in possession of a valid permit issued pursuant to Code Section 16-11-129 may carry a handgun in any location in a motor vehicle in any location in the motor vehicle."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.