Is firearms legal in Georgia?

Q: Is firearms legal in Georgia?

Firearms in Georgia is permitted. Georgia has had permitless carry, also called constitutional carry, since 2022 under SB 319, and it applies to any lawful weapons carrier (generally 21 and older, or 18 and older for military). An optional license is available.

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Permitted: Georgia has had permitless carry, also called constitutional carry, since 2022 under SB 319, and it applies to any lawful weapons carrier (generally 21 and older, or 18 and older for military).

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Georgia has had permitless carry, also called constitutional carry, since 2022 under SB 319, and it applies to any lawful weapons carrier (generally 21 and older, or 18 and older for military). An optional license is available.

Source: https://georgia.gov/apply-firearms-license · Updated July 2, 2026

Georgia Firearms topics

Concealed Carry in Georgia →Permitted
Georgia has had permitless carry, also called constitutional carry, since 2022 under SB 319, and it applies to any lawful weapons carrier (generally 21 and older, or 18 and older for military).
Open Carry in Georgia →Permitted
Open carry of a handgun is allowed in Georgia without a license for any lawful weapons carrier, and no permit is required.
Magazine Capacity in Georgia →Permitted
Georgia sets no state limit on magazine capacity — there is no cap on how many rounds a magazine can hold.
Gun Possession in Georgia →Info
Georgia has no state red-flag law (also called an Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO), no assault-weapon ban, and no firearm registry.
Transporting Firearms in Georgia →Permitted
Georgia doesn't require a license to have a firearm in your own vehicle, and a lawful weapons carrier may carry a handgun in a private vehicle.
Duty to Inform Police in Georgia →Info
Georgia has no duty to inform — no statute requires a carrier to tell an officer they are armed or to present a license on demand — and since SB 319 (effective April 12, 2022) any "lawful weapons carrier" may carry concealed without a license at all.
Suppressors & Silencers in Georgia →Conditional
Suppressors are legal in Georgia, which has no possession ban, once you complete the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) process.
Reciprocity — where is my Georgia permit honored? →
State-by-state map of which states honor a Georgia concealed-carry permit.

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