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HB601 • 2025

Georgia Gun Safe Act of 2025; enact

Georgia Gun Safe Act of 2025; enact

Firearms
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Sponsor
Jackson, Derrick
Last action
2025-02-27
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Georgia Gun Safe Act of 2025

This bill changes Georgia laws to increase rules for gun sales and ownership while updating codes on dangerous items, police training, and emergency management.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends state codes regarding dangerous instrumentalities and practices.
  • Updates laws concerning the employment and training of peace officers.
  • Changes regulations related to the organization and administration of emergency management.
  • Broadly increases regulation surrounding gun sales and ownership.
  • Provides new definitions for terms used in these laws.
  • Makes conforming changes to existing statutes.
  • Repeals conflicting laws.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People involved in the sale or ownership of guns
  • Peace officers regarding their employment and training
  • Emergency management agencies

Limits and Unknowns

  • The specific details of the new gun regulations are not listed in the provided summary.
  • The exact date this law takes effect is not included in the source material.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-27 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Georgia Gun Safe Act of 2025; enact