Bill Text: GA HB735 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Weapons; training as a prerequisite for carry license; provide
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-23 - House Second Readers [HB735 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB735-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 735
By:
Representatives Bruce of the
64th,
Mosby of the
90th,
Benfield of the
85th,
and Frazier of the
123rd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 16-11-129 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to license to carry a weapon and temporary renewal permit, so as to provide for
training as a prerequisite for a weapons carry license; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 16-11-129 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license
to carry a pistol or revolver and temporary renewal permit, is amended by
revising subsection (a) as follows:
"(a)(1)
Application for weapons
carry license or renewal license; term.
The judge of the probate court of each county may, on application under oath and
on payment of a fee of $30.00, issue a weapons carry license or renewal license
valid for a period of five years to any person whose domicile is in that county
or who is on active duty with the United States armed forces and who is not a
domiciliary of this state but who either resides in that county or on a military
reservation located in whole or in part in that county at the time of such
application. Such license or renewal license shall authorize that person to
carry any weapon in any county of this state notwithstanding any change in that
person's county of residence or state of domicile. Applicants shall submit the
application for a weapons carry license or renewal license to the judge of the
probate court on forms prescribed and furnished free of charge to persons
wishing to apply for the license or renewal license. An applicant who is not a
United States citizen shall provide sufficient personal identifying data,
including without limitation his or her place of birth and United States issued
alien or admission number, as the Georgia Bureau of Investigation may prescribe
by rule or regulation. An applicant who is in nonimmigrant status shall provide
proof of his or her qualifications for an exception to the federal firearm
prohibition pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 922(y). Forms shall be designed to
elicit information from the applicant pertinent to his or her eligibility under
this Code section, including citizenship, but shall not require data which is
nonpertinent or irrelevant such as serial numbers or other identification
capable of being used as a de facto registration of firearms owned by the
applicant. The Department of Public Safety shall furnish application forms and
license forms required by this Code section. The forms shall be furnished to
each judge of each probate court within the state at no cost.
(2)
Any applicant seeking a weapons carry license on or after July 1, 2012, shall
demonstrate completion of a firearms safety training course within one year of
the date of the application for a license under this Code section. An applicant
may satisfy such training requirement by submitting proof that he or
she:
(A)
Is a peace officer, as such term is defined in Code Section 16-1-3;
(B)
Is serving on active duty with the United States armed forces;
(C)
Is serving in the active reserve component of the United States armed forces or
Georgia National Guard;
(D)
Is a weapons training instructor licensed by the Georgia Board of Private
Detective and Security Agencies; or
(E)
Has completed a four-hour firearms safety training course from either a weapons
training instructor licensed by the Georgia Board of Private Detective and
Security Agencies or a peace officer who is currently certified under Chapter 8
of Title 35, the 'Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act.' Such
course shall include instruction on the features of a firearm and a brief
explanation of loading, firing, and unloading the firearm. Proof of completion
of such course shall be a notarized affidavit signed by the person providing the
instruction with his or her address, position, and training instructor license
number or badge number.
(3)
Any license holder who possesses a weapons carry license on June 30, 2012, shall
be exempt from the training requirement set forth in paragraph (2) of this
subsection until such time as he or she applies to renew such
license."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.