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GEORGIA GUN LAWS
Georgia has very weak gun laws and is a major exporter of crime guns to other states. Lawmakers have an obligation to do more to save lives from gun violence.
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In 2017, Georgia began allowing people to carry concealed weapons on college campuses. In 2024, Georgia had the 14th highest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 2,063 people die from gun violence in the state. That means someone dies from gun violence every four hours. Fifty-two percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 45% are gun homicides. In Georgia, the rate of gun deaths increased 24% from 2015 to 2024, compared to a 15% increase nationwide.
EXPLORE GEORGIA’S GUN LAWS
OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
CHILD & CONSUMER SAFETY
OTHER LAWS & POLICIES
What Georgia Does Well
- Certain open carry regulations
What Georgia Is Missing
- Universal background checks
- Gun owner licensing
- Extreme risk protection orders
- Domestic violence gun laws
- Assault weapon restrictions
- Large capacity magazine ban
- Waiting periods
- Concealed carry permitting
- Community violence intervention funding
SPOTLIGHT
GUN VIOLENCE STATISTICS
Explore facts, figures, and original analysis compiled by our experts. To end our gun violence crisis, we need to better understand where, how, and why violence occurs.
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