Concealed carry question

[Cam.45]

I applyed for a concealed carry permit in Georgia a few months ago and was denied for a mistermeaner drug charge when I was 19 if you must know I was busted with .008 of a gram of pot since I have had no other convictions. Is there anything I can do to get a concealed permit?

 

[ASA335]

According to your profile, you are now married with three kids. I'd guess you're now well past 19 (and .008 gram of pot is really a small amount).

I'm not familiar with Georgia law, but if you haven't had any other run ins with the law since then I'd suggest you contact an attorney and see if that matter can be fixed. Several judges I've had contact with in my state are willing to forgive minor "oops" for when one was young, and have been willing to expunge or seal the record for those that have since demonstrated that they are worthy.

At your service,

 

[Shorty4T]

If I were you I would write to Gov. Purdue encouraging him to sign SB308 and SB291. Currently under 16-11-129 you are disqualified for life with a misdomeaner conviction. However if SB308 passes into law it will be a 5 year disqualifier.

If you want more information on SB308 you can find it at the Georgia Packing. I would also consider joining Georgia Carry, they are in large part responsible for the changes that have passed through the General Assembly this year, and in previous years.

Here is a very lengthy thread on SB308: SB 308 The Common Sense Lawful Carry Act

Cheers,
Sam

 

[Harrison]

Not in Texas. I can hear the anti-gun libs now. The State is allowing former drug users with a criminal record to obtain concealed carry permits!!!! That would be their justification for abolishing the program.

 

[Raspy]

Harrison,

.008 grams of pot is less than insignificant and most everyone knows it. Times are changing. Though I do agree that a criminal record is a problem even if it's not a violent offense. It sounds like you have already given in to an argument not yet made by those you disagree with.

Liberal and anti-gun are two separate things. Realize the difference and you'll be more effective. In other words, stay on message. Liberal gun owners are needed in the struggle for gun rights. When you see an anti-gun effort, address it as such and not just with a label of liberal. If you go around yelling "liberal" at everyone you disagree with you'll only make everyone take sides and dig in. Liberal or conservative is not the issue, it's gun rights. It's not unreasonable to team up with someone on the other side of the political aisle in order to make progress on an issue you both want. Work to make allies for the common good. You do want to make progress, don't you?

 

[oldman45]

Harrison,

.008 grams of pot is less than insignificant and most everyone knows it. Times are changing. Though I do agree that a criminal record is a problem even if it's not a violent offense.

While I feel for the original poster and I mean no disrespect toward him, a crime is a crime and the law is the law. Many people do things as a young person they regret later, be it failed marriages, drug conviction, traffic offenses or crime. These things stay with us and come back to haunt us later in the way of security checks, job promotions and etc. Trying to tell young people not to get into trouble is like trying to make a million dollars a day.

The law was broken and times may be changing but most of us see the changes as not being good. That amount of possession with get a long prison sentence and/or death in some countries. If a person robs a store of ten dollars it is still a robbery the same as if he had gotten a thousand dollars. Part of the problem with the world today is liberalism and their political correctness or sympathy for those wronged. The poster used pot and was caught with it. He did not say it was his only time to use and got caught with it. He did not say he no longer used. He got caught once and that was all it took to give him a record. A person with a DUI conviction shares the same problem. I see people daily that began using a teen and still doing so 50 yrs later but only got caught once. Just because it is popular to use does not mean it is legal or helpful.

There are several ways to get the permit if the poster wants to jump through the hoops and spend the money to do so. I would suggest hiring a small time laywer to seek expungement but it will cost a few hundred dollars.

Another way is write the Governor and ask for a full expungement, giving the background. That usually works for a single offense.

But the cheapest way is to apply for a non-resident permit from FL and then use it to carry in GA or many other states.

 

[mkk41]

Actually , since it was a drug charge , I'm surprised you're allowed to even own a firearm. You would not be allowed to legally have any firearms here in PA.

 

[Cam.45]

Thanks for all the help with this matter. But let me just say this it was not my first time smokeing pot but my last I took the first affenders act and paid all my fines and served my time. I can buy a gun I'm a matter of mins in most states I carry a loaded M&P .45 on my hip most places I go and alway when I'm working cause I have large amounts of money on me for my bussiness, it would just be nice to be able to conceal my firearm so people don't get so nervious

 

[Shorty4T]

Thanks for all the help with this matter. But let me just say this it was not my first time smokeing pot but my last I took the first affenders act and paid all my fines and served my time. I can buy a gun I'm a matter of mins in most states I carry a loaded M&P .45 on my hip most places I go and alway when I'm working cause I have large amounts of money on me for my bussiness, it would just be nice to be able to conceal my firearm so people don't get so nervious

I hope that you enjoy your next misdomeaner, carrying a firearm without a license is a misdemeaner on the first offense and a felony on the second in GA. Just because your work with a large amounts of cash doesn't give you the right to violate state law.

Cheers,
Sam

 

[007BondJamesBond007]

Move to MI. Just don't beat your wife.

 

[writerinmo]

He may very well be able to OC but not CC... my wife had two violations over ten years ago but received a Suspended Imposition of Sentence which after she completed her probation with no further problems, they were as if she was never arrested as far as purchasing and owning a firearm. We are an OC state, so she can legally carry here under those statutes... however, one of the requirements (currently) for a CC permit states that she can not have get a permit if she has any felony convictions including S.I.S.'s, so that is out of the question unless she gets a Florida CC permit. She has no inclination to CC, I was just checking it out when I went and got mine.

 

[writerinmo]

Sorry, I mis-spoke, just went an read the Republik of Georgia's statutes... why hasn't anyone filed a lawsuit challenging this one yet I wonder?

Article I, Section I, Paragraph VIII

The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, but the General Assembly shall have the power to prescribe the manner in which arms may be borne.

Um... excuse me, but that kinda sounds a lot like infringement to me?


Preemption Complete State Preemption of All Firearm Laws

OOOKKK... so they say that you have no 2nd Amendment rights? What a load of crap. I really think this needs to be the next lawsuit.