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GA SB93
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/26/2014
Primary Sponsor
Bill Heath
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AI Summary
- Repeals Georgia's prohibition on using silencers/suppressors for hunting and authorizes the use of suppressors on any firearm otherwise legal for hunting, provided the user is authorized to possess the suppressor and has registered it under the National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C. §§ 5841-5862)
- Defines "suppressor" as any device for quieting or diminishing the report of any portable weapon such as a rifle, carbine, pistol, revolver, machine gun, shotgun, or other device from which a projectile may be discharged by an explosive
- Makes it a misdemeanor to hunt with a suppressor-equipped firearm on property without landowner permission, in areas closed to hunting, or to hunt big game out of season or at night with a suppressor-equipped firearm
- Imposes a three-year suspension of hunting privileges for any person convicted of hunting without landowner permission, hunting in a closed area, or hunting big game out of season or at night while using a suppressor-equipped firearm
- Becomes effective upon approval by the Governor or upon becoming law without such approval
Legislative Description
Wildlife; authorize the use of suppressors on hunting firearms under certain circumstances
Last Action
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
3/20/2014
Full Bill Text
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