CCW in Georgia, Legal in Restaurants

[dj53]

I will be traveling to Georgia this weekend. I have a Florida resident CWL. I will be carrying my pistol, and so I went to the State of Georgia website to read the code on prohibited places.

Concealed carry would seem to be illegal in places where alcohol is served on the premises. However, no specific mention is made about restaurants that serve alcohol with meals. In Florida, the statutory prohibition is written to allow restaurants and only prohibit carry in bars and the portion of restaurants exclusively devoted to serving alcohol (the bar).

Can any Georgia CCW licensee shed any light on this for me? Are there any other hidden "gotchas"?

P.S. It also looks like I have to leave my knives at home, since blades longer than 2 inches are prohibited and the Georgis CCW isn't like the Florida CWL that allows for concealment of ANY weapon.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Lone_Gunman]

The way our law is written, I dont believe you can legally carry in a restaurant that serves alcohol.

 

[dj53]

That's what it looked like to me!

Thanks for the confirmation, it sure looked that way to me.

I guess I will be eating in fast food joints only!

:banghead:

 

[Lone_Gunman]

You are talking about carrying concealed though, right?

 

[dj53]

Definitely Concealed!

Yes indeed, I am talking about carrying concealed!

 

[Bikeguy]

Yep - as the law is written you are prohibited from carrying in Applebees, etc.

 

[treeprof]

Frankly, I don't think knives are going to be a problem. Heck, big folders clipped on student pockets and backpacks are unbiquitous even here on campus (where its a felony unless they are authorized by faculty to have and use it for a class), and no one ever gets hassled unless they get busted for some other offense. Besides, there's a "designed for offense or defense" clause re knives.

Re restaurants, if you're worried, it's not hard to find alcohol-free restaurants in Ga. Too easy, sometimes, when you'd really like a glass of wine with a meal.

 

[dj53]

Thanks for advice RE: Knives

I guess my Benchmade AFCK, that stands for "Advanced Folding Combat Knive" would be a no-no, but my Spiderco Delica which has a 2 7/8" blade and is all stainless steel with an rather innocuous look to it would be OK.

I agree that the law seems to have two provisions, one for schools (two inch blade restriction) and then elsewhere, defined as blade longer than three inches, and used in the commission of a crime.

Unless I am involved in a self-defense situation, it doesn't seem I would get hassled for the mere possession of the Spyderco.

 

[treeprof]

Glad to, tho I'm not a lawyer, etc. etc. etc.

Relax and enjoy your trip. It's pretty much live-and-let-live here.