Georgia

Georgia Law

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIREARM PROHIBITIONS

Georgia Domestic Violence Firearm Purchase and Possession Prohibitions

Georgia does not prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence from purchasing or possessing firearms or ammunition. Georgia does not prohibit persons subject to family violence orders from purchasing or possessing firearms or ammunition.

GEORGIA CIVIL FAMILY VIOLENCE ORDER FIREARM REMOVAL

Civil Family Violence Orders that Require Removal

Georgia does not require removal of firearms or ammunition from persons subject to family violence orders; however, Georgia law does allow a court to “order such temporary relief ex parte as it deems necessary to protect the petitioner or a minor of the household from violence[]”1 and to “grant any protective order … to bring about a cessation of acts of family violence.”2

Individuals Who May Petition for a Protective Order

The following persons may petition for a family violence protective order:

  1. Past or present spouses;
  2. Parents of the same child;
  3. Parents and children;
  4. Stepparents and stepchildren;
  5. Foster parents and foster children;
  6. Persons who currently or formerly resided in the same household.3

Penalties for Violation

A violation of a family violence protective order may be punished by an action for contempt or may result in a misdemeanor conviction.4

This page was updated May 24, 2021. Please note that data used are the most recent available data.