Georgia Code
Part 2 - Transportation Passenger Safety
§ 16-12-127. Prohibition on Firearms, Hazardous Substances, Knives, or Other Devices; Penalty; Affirmative Defenses

History. Code 1981, § 16-12-127 , enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1094, § 5; Ga. L. 2003, p. 423, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 2-9/SB 308; Ga. L. 2022, p. 74, § 13/SB 319.
The 2022 amendment, effective April 12, 2022, inserted “such terms are”, substituted “weapon or long gun if such person is not a lawful weapons carrier as such terms are defined in Code Section 16-11-125.1” for “firearm for which such person does not have on his or her person a valid weapons carry license issued pursuant to Code Section 16-11-129 unless possessing such firearm is prohibited by federal law”, and deleted “or knife” preceding “or other device” in the introductory language of subsection (a), and substituted a semicolon for a comma in paragraph (a)(1).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2002, p. 1094, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Transportation Security Act of 2002’ .”
Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 3-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses committed on and after June 4, 2010, and shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before June 4, 2010, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecution.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 74, § 1/SB 319, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Chairman John Meadows Act.’”
Ga. L. 2022, p. 74, § 2/SB 319, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The General Assembly finds and determines that:
“(1) The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution recognizes the right of the people to keep and bear arms and that such right shall not be infringed; and
“(2) The people of this state, to perpetuate the principles of free government, insure justice to all, preserve peace, promote the interest and happiness of the citizen and of the family, and transmit to posterity the enjoyment of liberty, provided that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed but that the General Assembly shall have power to prescribe the manner in which arms may be borne.”
Law reviews.
For article, “Crimes and Offenses,” see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 131 (2011).

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