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Georgia

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Georgia. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the colonial and territorial periods through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, manufacturing, militia, and agricultural records, and oral histories tied to Georgia people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

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    1898 Ga. Laws 60
    (1898)
    No. 106: Prohibited the concealed carry of any pistol, dirk, sword cane, spear, Bowie knife, other kind of knife "manufactured and sold for purpose of offense and defense," and any "kind of metal knucks."
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    1897 Ga. Laws 96-97
    (1897)
    An Act to make it Unlawful for any Person to Fire any Pistol, Gun or other Firearm on any Excursion Train or at any Picnic, Except in his or her Defense, and to Prescribe a Penalty for Violating Same, and for other Purposes, § 1: Prohibited discharging any pistol, gun, or other firearm while on any excursion train or at any picnic.
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    3 Ga. Code 147 (1896)
    (1892)
    § 511: Prohibited throwing rocks or other missiles at, towards, or into a passenger train on a railroad. Also prohibited shooting any gun, pistol, or firearms of any kind at, towards, or into any such car. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor.
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    1898 Ga. Laws 107-08
    (1898)
    An Act to Make it Unlawful for any Person to Wilfully and Wantonly Fire Off or Discharge any Loaded Gun or Pistol on Sunday, Except in Defense of Person or Property, § 1: Prohibited wilfully or wantonly firing off or discharging any loaded gun or pistol on Sunday.
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    1894 Ga. Laws 21
    (1894)
    Ch. 151: Imposed $25 occupational tax on dealers of pistols, revolvers, dirks, Bowie knives, and metal knuckles.
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    1894 Ga. Laws 325-26
    (1894)
    Treasurer's Report: Details tax revenue collected by the state of Georgia on pistol dealers from 1893 to 1894.
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    1892 Ga. Laws 25
    (1892)
    Ch. 133: Imposed $100 occupational tax on dealers of pistols, revolvers, dirks, Bowie knives, and metal knuckles.
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    1890 Ga. Laws 38
    (1890)
    Ch. 131, § 2, pt. 16: Imposed $100 occupational tax on dealers of pistols, revolvers, dirks, or Bowie knives.