Gun Carrying Permit

[Ruiner]

You can have a gun in your car without a permit. The gun just have to be unloaded, bullets out of the gun, and clip also I believe. Unless it has changed. And you just let them know when you get pulled over, that you have a hand gun.

You need to re-read the law. "Thinking" that you know the law will get you in trouble. You have to KNOW the law, not believe that you do.

Georgia Code 16-11-126
(d) This Code section shall not forbid any person who is not among those enumerated as ineligible for a license under Code Section 16-11-129 from transporting a loaded firearm in any private passenger motor vehicle in an open manner and fully exposed to view or in the glove compartment, console, or similar compartment of the vehicle; provided, however, that any person in possession of a valid permit issued pursuant to Code Section 16-11-129 may carry a handgun in any location in a motor vehicle.

Basically, if you are not deemed as "ineligible" to get a license (felony, domestic violence, etc), even though you don't have one, you can still carry a loaded firearm in one of four places. If you are 21 or older and don't fit into the category of the 7 restrictions below, you can carry in your car, loaded, in one of four places, without a permit. However, if you do fit into the category of 7 restrictions that are listed below...

If you are not eligible to obtain a Georgia Firearms License (7 restrictions listed below):
You must carry the firearm enclosed in a case, unloaded, and separated from its ammunition.

Here are the restrictions that mark you as ineligible to get a permit:
No License shall be granted to:
1. Any person under 21 years of age;
2. Any person who is a fugitive from justice or against whom proceedings are pending for any felony, forcible misdemeanor, or violation of Code Section 16-11-126, 16-11-127, or 16-11-128 until such time as the proceedings are adjudicated;
3. Any person who has committed a felony;
4. Any person who has committed a forcible misdemeanor and has not been free of all restraints and supervision for 5 years from the date of application;
5. Any person who was convicted in violation of Code Section 16-11-126, 16-11-127, or 16-11-128 and has not been free of all restraints and supervision for 3 years from the date of application;
6. Any individual who has been hospitalized as an inpatient in any mental hospital or alcohol or drug treatment center within five years of the date of his or her application. The Probate Judge may consider the reason for the hospitalization and decide whether to issue a permit or not;
7. Any person who has been convicted* of an offense arising out of the unlawful manufacture, distribution, possession, or use of a controlled substance or other dangerous drug.
* 'Convicted' means a plea of guilty, a finding of guilt by a court of competent jurisdiction, the acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere, or the affording of first offender treatment by a court of competent jurisdiction irrespective of the pendency or availability of an appeal or an application for collateral relief.