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open carry no permit?

The Truth

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We will be going back for St. Patty's Day festivities next year! I thought Tybee was pretty cool, but I will be more prepared next time with my VA CHP and any necessary permit so that I may carry in GA as well. The further North I got on the drive home the less oppressed I felt, and once I crossed into VA there was a huge weight lifted off my chest. One really cannot understand the feeling of freedom/lack thereof until one takes the drive from a free state to another state which does not recognize one's rights quite as clearly. Oppression is the only word I can think of to use!
 

Marco

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I'm driving from VA to Tybee Island, GA today. I can open carry in NC and VA, except I am REQUIRED to open carry in my vehicle in NC, then once I get to SC it is REQUIRED to be in my glovebox, then once I get to GA it sounds like I must unload the gun, put it in a case, and I'm still researching to see if I can even move the gun from my truck to my beach house rental property. I honestly can't believe how stingy the carry laws are in SC/GA. I do not have my CHP yet.

/vent
O.C.G.A. § 16-11-126
Having or carrying handguns, long guns, or other weapons; license requirement; exceptions for homes, motor vehicles, private property, and other locations and conditions
(a) Any person who is not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun or long gun may have or carry on his or her person a weapon or long gun on his or her property or inside his or her home, motor vehicle, or place of business without a valid weapons carry license.


http://www.georgiapacking.org/GaCode/?title=16&chapter=11&section=129
 

The Truth

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O.C.G.A. § 16-11-126
Having or carrying handguns, long guns, or other weapons; license requirement; exceptions for homes, motor vehicles, private property, and other locations and conditions
(a) Any person who is not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun or long gun may have or carry on his or her person a weapon or long gun on his or her property or inside his or her home, motor vehicle, or place of business without a valid weapons carry license.


http://www.georgiapacking.org/GaCode/?title=16&chapter=11&section=129

Thanks Marco!
 

Fallschirjmäger

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How does the law pertain to motorcycles? Once I dismount, am I in violation?
Without a license or other exemption, yes. You would be reduced to either 'transporting' a handgun ("... in a case and unloaded") or carrying a long arm (a bit unwieldy).


The license is inexpensive after the first issue and as Georgia is a "Shall Issue" state there's very little besides a criminal record that would prevent a qualified individual from getting one.
 
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