Switchblades
Interesting post. In the state of Georgia, not too many years ago, there was a case (at the time, our CCW was called a "Firearms Permit") where a man was stopped for a traffic violation in Atlanta. The man had a clean record and was the holder of a valid, Firearms Permit. The officer (I am a former police officer and deputy and are very pro law enforcement) after noticing a Firearms Permit card (the man was going through his wallet trying to find his insurance card) asked if the man had a firearm on his person or in the car. The man said yes and showed his the Firearm Permit license. No problem. Yet. A moment later the officer noticed that he had a large folding knife in his front pocket, (at the time GA law stated that any knife with a blade more than 3 inches cannot be concealed) the officer then proceeded to arrest the man for "carrying a concealed weapon". According to the officer, while he could carry the pistol, he could not carry the concealed knife. Of course, when this went to the initial hearing, it was dismissed despite the objections of the officer who stated that the man had a "firearms license and not for anything else". Because of this and other ambiguous terms, GA changed the name of the license to its current title, "Georgia Weapons Carry License". Now, with this permit, unless you are carrying a federally or state prohibited weapon (without the proper additional paperwork/permits necessary for a Class 3 weapon) basically, any weapon is covered. Interestingly, while GA carry rights have been greatly expanded in the last 2 years, the state did revoke the decades old right to carry a handgun, openly, with no permit (unless specifically prohibited in an area or location and not a convicted felon or otherwise prohited). Now, any carry, open or concealed must be accompanied by a permit. With that said, GA retains the law that we have had for many years that does allow for a person who is not prohibited by law (convicted felon, under age,) to carry in their car, home or place of business, a firearm without a permit. The firearm may be concealed but it is limited to the glove box or console. In fact, the word "console" was added due to a court case where a man was arrested for carrying a pistol in the console of his car without a license. In this case, the car did not have a glove box, but instead, a console. The law was amended. I have studied state and federal carry laws for many years and I can tell you that, while many states reciprocate permits, state laws vary considerably. One point many carry holders forget or are not aware of is that when carrying in another state that honors their state permit, one must follow the regulations of that state, not their home state. Be sure to check state laws before you carry in another state. There are states that do not honor other states permits. In addition, some states have very clear restrictions on carry, even with a permit.
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