GA 16-11-173 - GA 16-11-173

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Plain language of § 16-11-173 expressly precludes a county from regulating the carrying of firearms. - Because the plain language of O.C.G.A. § 16-11-173 expressly precluded a county from regulating the carrying of firearms in any manner, a county ordinance attempting to regulate the carrying of firearms was preempted by the statute; thus, the trial court erred in concluding otherwise and by denying summary judgment to a citizen and advocacy group on those grounds. GeorgiaCarry.Org, Inc. v. Coweta County, 288 Ga. App. 748 , 655 S.E.2d 346 (2007). Local ordinance did not preempt federal law on handguns. - Because the current versions of the cities' ordinances did not create a local violation, the ordinances did not regulate the carrying of firearms in contravention of the...