Bell v. Hargrove

313 Ga. 30

FINAL COPY S21G0459. BELL v. HARGROVE. COLVIN, Justice. Georgia law generally requires a person to apply for and receive a valid weapons carry license from a probate judge before carrying a handgun or other weapon in public. 1 The General Assembly has identified specific categories of people to whom “[n]o weapons carry license shall be issued,” including people with certain criminal convictions. OCGA § 16-11-129 (b) (2). To assist probate judges in determining whether an applicant has a disqualifying 1 “No person shall carry a weapon without a valid weapons carry license unless he…