Those of you who support the 2nd amendment please look

[BanginJimmy]

1) This bill would allow people who have had misdemeanor marijuana and concealment charges to be able to apply for the license, not felony charges. The original idea for this section came from a guy here in GA who had a misdemeanor marijuana posession charge 30+ years ago as a teenager, who now is a responsible adult and community leader. Due to a charge where he only had to pay a fine originally, he now cannot get a GFL. A misdemeanor marijuana charge is less than one ounce. It would be different if they wanted to allow people with felony drug charges to obtain a GFL, but that is not the case. As for the previous concealed weapons charges. That is also for misdemeanor charges only. For Example, if you are pulled over and the police decide to search your car and they find a pocket knife in the glove box, that is technically a concealed weapon, and would bring misdemeanor concealed weapon charges. Felony concealed weapons charges usually involve a weapon being concealed to commit a crime.

I realize that, but I still think that it should disqualify you from obtaining a weapon. A good friend of mine has a domestic violence charge on his record because his GF was pissed at him. He never touched her (I was there) yet he still cannot leagally own a firearm. People that are no threat do sometimes get caught in the net, but I would rather 10 people that are not a threat being denied because of a misdemenor than 1 person that is.

2) it would be a violation of your second amendment rights to require firearm training to obtain a GFL. However, I do agree that firearm training is a MUST for people who get the permit so they can actually carry the weapon. Most people get it to carry a firearm in their car, and never or very rarely carry it on their person. It is the responsibility of the individual to obtain proper training.

I know it does, but there still needs to be some type of training for a carry license. That is not a right in any form or fashion.

3) A micro-uzi counts is a pistol, which can already be concealed (semi auto version). People cannot buy fully automatic weapons anyway, so the concealment of such weapons is not an issue. Only people with a class 2 manufacturers FFL or a class 3 FFL can possess fully automatic firearms. However, any fully auto weapon manufactured before 1986 can be owned by a person if a tax stamp is purchased (which involves a background check, and also allows the gov't the power to search/seize your property at any time).

I find it ahrd to belive that a micro uzi is classified as a pistol but I will take your word for it. That still doesnt account for the shotgun under the trenchcoat. There needs to be some very strict wording on what is considered concealable and what is not.