Georgia Attorney General Official Opinions The views expressed therein are the official views of the Attorney General, and are legally binding to the state and its agencies. Name File Notes File Type / Size Description of Opinion Year Issued 96-22 click to read HTML Doc. / 5kb Candidates for certification as a peace officer may not carry a weapon while on patrol with a field training officer unless they comply with the mandatory licensing requirements of O.C.G.A. 16-11-126 through 16-11-129 1996 98-2 click to read HTML Doc. / 10kb A nolo contendere plea to a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence does not prohibit the right to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms. 1998 Please note that the list of reciprocal carry license states Georgia will accept, which is published by the Attorney General, is now issued via Press Release instead of Official Opinion. For the latest on reciprocal information please check my GFL Reciprocity Page.   Georgia Attorney General Unofficial Opinions The views expressed therein are the completely unofficial views of the writer only, and should be considered as information only. These opinions are not legally binding to any city, county or the state. Name File Notes File Type / Size Description of Opinion Year Issued u78-45 Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader .pdf / 416kb Probate courts can wait longer than 60 days 1978 u84-37 Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader .pdf / 73kb Shopping malls are not public gatherings 1984 u89-21 click to read HTML Doc. / 6kb Part 1. Simple battery and plea of nolo contendere 2.Probate Judge license issuing discretion 1989 u96-22 click to read HTML Doc. / 4kb Public gathering is not the same thing as a public place 1996 u97-13 click to read HTML Doc. / 7kb Active Duty Military are exempt from firearm license laws 1997 u97-29 click to read HTML Doc. / 4kb Previous conviction for possession of marijuana means a denial of carry license 1997 u98-6 click to read HTML Doc. / 7kb Municipalities are pre-empted from all firearms regulations but the three exceptions listed in O.C.G.A. 16-11-173 (note that 16-11-184 is now 16-11-173) 1998 u99-1 click to read HTML Doc. / 4kb School systems in counties with a population of less than 100,000 may not authorize their school security employees to carry firearms. 1999 u05-3 click to read HTML Doc. / 6kb Pardon from a drug conviction does not cover a license to carry 2005