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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.