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aikoaiko

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21. Not in GA alphafemale.

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 11:03 AM

Dec 2012

You need a Georgia Weapons License to carry concealed or openly on the street.

Even with a GWL you cannot carry on school property unless you are quickly picking someone up.

Other states vary.

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You need a license to step into the woods with a gun. [View all] alphafemale Dec 2012 OP

You cannot (legally) walk into a school with a gun sans license. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #1

yet....the NRA' s answer is to allow that. alphafemale Dec 2012 #4

So a police officer with a gun posted in schools before a shooting begins is bad... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #7

Where are these schools with one door you imagine? 1913? alphafemale Dec 2012 #17

Whether you call the cops to come later, or you already have one around... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #38

There were TWO armed officers at Columbine, many at Virginia Tech (and on the scene w/in 3 minutes) beac Dec 2012 #39

As far as Fort Hood goes... Coyote_Tan Dec 2012 #40

By your logic, I guess the fact that Columbine and Sandy Hill occurring in AWB areas OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #41

Excuse me, but where in the hell did you get "nothing should get done" from my post?? beac Dec 2012 #45

The cops that were the first to respond Jenoch Dec 2012 #55

In MI you can go into a school with a gun michreject Dec 2012 #8

When you say school, like grade school? OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #9

Yes nt michreject Dec 2012 #12

Interesting, I was not aware... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #13

This was sitting on the governor's desk in Michigan. Barack_America Dec 2012 #25

Felony here for anyone to be on school property obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #31

You need a hunting license to step into the woods to hunt not a gun license LARED Dec 2012 #2

Well maybe they should. alphafemale Dec 2012 #6

I might agree with you if LARED Dec 2012 #16

how would you prove the opposite: that it doesn't reduce gun violence samsingh Dec 2012 #29

I don't need to prove the opposite LARED Dec 2012 #33

i agree - it all comes down to power, votes, and money samsingh Dec 2012 #37

You miss my point LARED Dec 2012 #42

based on what was happening around 1776 samsingh Dec 2012 #51

I'm pretty convinced natural rights are the same today as they were in 1776. nt LARED Dec 2012 #60

If you are hunting. If not, you don't need a license to open carry in "the woods". Ashgrey77 Dec 2012 #3

fixed that. not sure how I did that. "Oh but Mr Game Warden I am not hunting." alphafemale Dec 2012 #5

Only if you have a dead animal michreject Dec 2012 #10

Absolutely will not be fined. DeschutesRiver Dec 2012 #14

No fine where I live Shrek Dec 2012 #23

You won't be, Game Wardens don;t go by Minority Report obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #32

Exactly at least in the 5 states I lived truegrit44 Dec 2012 #67

When the Constitution was written michreject Dec 2012 #11

We Hope You And Antonin Scalia Are Happy, Living Back In 1791. Paladin Dec 2012 #15

Nope bongbong Dec 2012 #52

I can't leave the house with a handgun without a permit. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #18

In Colorado I can "transport" weapons without any permit. Robb Dec 2012 #19

Connecticut has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #20

So what do you do if you need to take it truegrit44 Dec 2012 #68

The law wrote in those 2 exceptions NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #70

Oh yeah ~ Right! shintao Dec 2012 #26

FWIW I transported in the trunk. Robb Dec 2012 #27

In Minnesota, uou can transport Jenoch Dec 2012 #56

Not in GA alphafemale. aikoaiko Dec 2012 #21

Not the Same Thing shintao Dec 2012 #22

Nope bongbong Dec 2012 #53

You don't need a license to take a gun into the woods. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #24

And provisions for the poor? shintao Dec 2012 #28

I've never heard of exceptions to hunting licenses for poverty. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #46

Minnesota has rules against carrying guns Jenoch Dec 2012 #34

It might be legal, but you'd have to be pretty close to kill a deer with a pistol. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #47

Are you a deer hunter? Jenoch Dec 2012 #54

I've been on a few deer hunts. But no, I am not a deer hunter... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #65

You'd be surprised what handguns can to today NickB79 Dec 2012 #62

You need a license to hunt with that gun obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #30

No licence needed to hunt on your own property in MD and many other states. nt kelly1mm Dec 2012 #35

The license is to hunt, not to carry in the woods. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #36

In Florida if you have a license to carry concealed you can walk down a street with a firearm. ... spin Dec 2012 #43

It's illegal to carry in any govt building, I would think. Plus, many others post signs prohibiting Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #48

It's not impractical to legally carry a firearm in a city. I do it frequently in Florida. ... spin Dec 2012 #63

But where can you GO that allows them, is what I mean. ???? nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #64

Here's a list of places where I can't carry. ... spin Dec 2012 #69

In Florida you do not need to have a hunting license to hunt feral hog on private land. ... spin Dec 2012 #44

Poor things. Pigs are very intelligent, you know. Smarter than any dog. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #49

Feral hogs are not native to Florida and do considerable damage to the environment. ... spin Dec 2012 #61

Yeah, they're scary looking. There's even a horror movie about feral hogs, I think. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #66

A couple of years ago (maybe 3 or 4) a first grader was suspended and escorted out of school for world wide wally Dec 2012 #50

One year ago, a 10 year old Tennessee Jenoch Dec 2012 #59

as you already know watch the sky Dec 2012 #57

You don't need a license to step into the woods with a gun in Michigan Kaleva Dec 2012 #58