Georgia CCW w/Florida permit

[Cacique500]

I'm moving to Georgia next week and will be getting my drivers license asap so I can get the GA CCW process started. I read that according to GA state law, when you are a resident of Georgia (Georgia drivers license), out of state permits are no longer valid for CCW (so my Florida permit would be no good).

Has anybody else gone through this process? I don't want to go w/o CCW for the 60+ days it takes to get the permit but want to stay legal. Are there any provisions for the waiting period with an out of state permit holder?

Seems like a catch 22...

Any help greatly appreciated!

 

[Lone_Gunman]

I don't know about any provisions for the waiting period. I suspect you will have to wait on your GA permit.

The application process is easy in GA. Just a form to fill out from the Probate Judge, finger prints at the Sheriffs Office, and write a check and wait.

 

[farscott]

Unless things have changed since 1995, the out-of-state permit is no longer valid once the Georgia driver's license is issued, and there is no exemption for permit holders from other states. The only recourse for CCW is to apply for the Georgia Firearms License. Depending on the county, your permit will be issued anywhere from 60 to 90 days (or more) after application.

Some of the counties in and around Atlanta regularly exceed the [edited due to corrected information from Rockstar] 60-day limit for the permit process; however, the AG has issued an opinion that is is legal. As such, there is no real time limit on the application process. I know people who have waited for more than four months for the permit to be issued.

 

[shooting time]

You can carry in your car with no permit in Ga. I let my carry permit expire a few years ago and had moved to another county had to apply like a new permit and it took about 5 weeks. renewal takes about 3-4 weeks.(paulding County just outside Atlanta)

 

[Cacique500]

Thanks for the replies - sounds like what I read was true. I wonder why they don't give you a temporary 'applied for' form - that plus a reciprocal out of state and you'd be good to go.

 

[Rockstar]

There is no "90 day limit" in Ga for the issuance of firearms permits. It's "not later than 60 days." While it's true that some of GA's Probate Judges are violating the law by taking longer, it's also true that some counties issue almost instantaneously. I'm just recalling from memory, but I believe that the reporting authority has 45 days to provide the Judge of the Probate Court with negative information on the applicant; however, in the absence of negative information, the reporting authority isn't required to give any information in writing to the Judge of the Probate Court. Absent any negative information, the license SHALL BE issued NO LATER than 60 days from the date of the application.

How long the process takes depends on in which county you reside.

 

[Cacique500]

Going to be Henry County - good one or bad one for permits?

 

[Norm357]

Going to be Henry County - good one or bad one for permits?

Dont know, but Im next door in Clayton County. Pm me when you get here and I will buy you a beer.

 

[Zen21Tao]

Check out Packing.org. According to them it is Florida that doesn't reconize a non-resident Georgia CCW but the state of Georgia does recognize a FL non-resident permit.

 

[Cacique500]

Norm357 - thanks and will do!

ZenTao - GA will recognize the FL CCW *until* I get a GA drivers license...then they will no longer recognize anything but a GA permit for a GA resident.

 

[Lone_Gunman]

I don't think Georgia issues non resident CCW.

 

[clueless]

I applied for my Firearms Liscense on a monday and got it on the same Friday. Frankly I was amazed. Also Georgia does not have a "CCW". It's a Firearms Liscense, open carry if you want or concealed if you want. So I don't think the sword under the trenchcoat would play well.

 

[Norm357]

Actually, it a "pistol permit:.

 

[Rockstar]

Actually, it's a "Firearms License"

 

[clueless]

Oh, you got me on the spelling error! I victim of my school system, I am.

 

[Rockstar]

Noticed your misspelling, I had not.

 

[Norm357]

Ah crap. Your right. Forgive me, I'm old and feeble and the mind is going.

 

[Optical Serenity]

Some counties in GA have been known to take 3-4 months, and some have been known to be more around 2-3 weeks Ah well, point being, its there to get.

And GA actually has a very high number of people who have them too.

BTW, I'm in Marietta...let me know when you make it to the Atlanta area and I got your dinner...

 

[SquirrelNuts]

I applied for mine the morning I turned 21, and received it seven weeks later in Cobb County. It was pretty painless. The worst part was filling out the fingerprint cards in triplicate. Be sure to call ahead to the probate court and ask for specific instructions on what you need to bring, and the cash or check or money orer as well. Be sure to follow the payment requirement to a T. I had to have a money order which they sent to the GBI, and cash that the court kept.