Are firearms legal in Georgia?

Q: Are firearms legal in Georgia?

Firearms in Georgia are permitted. No permit is needed. Since April 12, 2022, Georgia allows permitless carry for any "lawful weapons carrier": generally anyone 21 or older who is not legally barred from having a firearm, or 18 or older with qualifying military service. Visitors are covered if they would qualify for a Georgia license apart from residency, or hold a carry license from any state. A Georgia license is optional.

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Permitted: No permit is needed. Since April 12, 2022, Georgia allows permitless carry for any "lawful weapons carrier": generally anyone 21 or older who is not legally barred from having a firearm, or 18 or older with qualifying military service.

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No permit is needed. Since April 12, 2022, Georgia allows permitless carry for any "lawful weapons carrier": generally anyone 21 or older who is not legally barred from having a firearm, or 18 or older with qualifying military service. Visitors are covered if they would qualify for a Georgia license apart from residency, or hold a carry license from any state. A Georgia license is optional.

Source: georgia.gov → · Updated October 12, 2026

Georgia Firearms topics

Concealed Carry in Georgia →Permitted
No permit is needed. Since April 12, 2022, Georgia allows permitless carry for any "lawful weapons carrier": generally anyone 21 or older who is not legally barred from having a firearm, or 18 or older with qualifying military service.
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
You do not need a license to have a handgun in your own vehicle if you are not legally barred from having one.
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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