Updated April 12, 2022: Today, Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp signed the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2021 into law. We have updated the Concealed Carry Maps to reflect this change.
The Georgia Constitutional Carry Act is now law! #2A pic.twitter.com/iCnx3Xoy4T
— Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) April 12, 2022
This news broke yesterday, which was April 1, 2022. But no, this is not a bad April Fools’ joke. You read that right. Georgia is set to become the 25th Constitutional Carry state.
According to a Tweet from Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp, SB 319, otherwise known as the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2021, was passed yesterday. He is looking forward to signing it into law as soon as possible.
https://twitter.com/GovKemp/status/1509922215260741633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1509922215260741633%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbs46.com%2F2022%2F04%2F01%2Fgeorgia-gov-kemp-says-he-looks-forward-signing-constitutional-carry-bill%2F
Like most other states with Constitutional Carry laws, Georgia will keep its concealed carry permit system in place. Georgia residents that want to obtain a Georgia Weapons License for reciprocity reasons will still be able to do so.
We don’t know when this will be signed into law and take effect. Once it does, we will update the Concealed Carry Maps to reflect this change.
One other thing that was not mentioned in this article. The governor also signed into law another pro-gun piece of legislation stating the GA would honor all out of state permits on a reciprocal basis. The maps have not been updated to include this new gain for the 2A community.