Quote Originally Posted by JoeCoolinATL
legally, you only have to be 18 to own one. but as long as it is in plain sight and not loaded you can carry it in your car, but to be on the safe side get the CCW that way no one on duty will hassle you.


to get your ccw contact your local sherrifs dept's probate office.
Not all true, Nikki. 18 to own, but 21 to carry, both with a license and without. You can carry in one of 4 places if you do not have a permit and you can carry it loaded.

(d) This Code section shall not forbid the transportation of any firearm by a person who is not among those enumerated as ineligible for a license under Code Section 16-11-129, provided the firearm is enclosed in a case, unloaded, and separated from its ammunition. 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;