Bill Text: GA SB94 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Firearms; carrying/possession; change certain definitions

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-01 - Effective Date [SB94 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB94-Engrossed.html

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11 SB94/FA/2

Senate Bill 94

By: Senators Heath of the 31st, Seabaugh of the 28th, Mullis of the 53rd and Loudermilk of the 52nd

AS PASSED SENATE

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 16-11-125.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the carrying and possession of firearms, so as to change certain definitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 16-11-125.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the carrying and possession of firearms, is amended by revising paragraph (1) as follows:

"(1) 'Handgun' means a firearm of any description, loaded or unloaded, from which any shot, bullet, or other missile can be discharged by an action of an explosive where the length of the barrel, not including any revolving, detachable, or magazine breech, does not exceed 12 inches; provided, however, that the term 'handgun' shall not include a gun which discharges a single shot of .46 centimeters centimeter or less in diameter which is not discharged by the action of an explosive."

SECTION 2.

Said Code section is further amended by revising paragraph (4) as follows:

"(4) 'Long gun' means a firearm with a barrel length of at least 18 inches and overall length of at least 26 inches other than a sawed-off rifle or a sawed-off shotgun, as such terms are defined in Code Section 16-11-121, designed or made and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or made to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed:

(A) Shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger or from which any shot, bullet, or other missile can be discharged; or

(B) Metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifle rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger;

provided, however, that the term 'long gun' shall not include a gun which discharges a single shot of .46 centimeters centimeter or less in diameter which can be discharged by an action of an explosive."

SECTION 3.

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