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going on a fishing trip wanting to know about oc

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campjack

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Hey me and a couple of buddies are going on a trip in april to fly fish we were thinking about carrying our guns with us i have a uberti .45 single action revolver as does my friend we are going to the white river in arkansas the chatooga in georgia and some place in louisiana. any body know any thing about open carrying in any of these
 
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A valid firearms license is required for legal carry in GA. If the river is located on Army Corps of Engineers land, then all carry is prohibited.

Otherwise, state parks, WMAs and local parks are all good to go for carry.

Here is the best rundown of GA gun laws: http://www.georgiapacking.org/law.php
 
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mzmtg wrote:
A valid firearms license is required for legal carry in GA. If the river is located on Army Corps of Engineers land, then all carry is prohibited.

Otherwise, state parks, WMAs and local parks are all good to go for carry.

Here is the best rundown of GA gun laws: http://www.georgiapacking.org/law.php
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You are right about the Corp of Engineers, however:

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.
 
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rankhornjp wrote:
mzmtg wrote:
A valid firearms license is required for legal carry in GA. If the river is located on Army Corps of Engineers land, then all carry is prohibited.

Otherwise, state parks, WMAs and local parks are all good to go for carry.

Here is the best rundown of GA gun laws: http://www.georgiapacking.org/law.php
Click to expand...

You are right about the Corp of Engineers, however:

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.
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notice that say with permission of the land owner, no govt land
 
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Malum Prohibitum

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That just means no trespassing. If a government owned lake or stream or PFA or WMA or Forest Service landis open to those activities, then you have permission of the landowner to do them.
 
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