GeorgiaCarry.org

GeorgiaCarry.org

GeorgiaCarry.org: Protecting Your Rights
Formation	February 2, 2007
Membership	8,000+
President	Kelly Kennett
Vice President	John R. Monroe
Website	www.georgiacarry.org

GeorgiaCarry.org (GCO) is a state-level gun rights organization that is dedicated to preserving and protecting the rights of its members to keep and bear arms as protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Paragraph VIII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. On its website, the organization describes itself as "Georgia's no-compromise voice for gun owners." The organization is also referred to as Georgia Carry in conversation and press coverage. It is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Georgia. It has been described as Georgia's "powerful firearms lobbyist" that "makes the [National Rifle Association] look like a popgun group".

It is engaged in activism such passing new legislation to affirm the rights of gun owners, such as Georgia House Bill 89 which was passed during the 2008 legislative session,[2] and litigating Second Amendment cases on the behalf of its members. It has recently been involved in litigation against the city of Atlanta regarding the carrying of firearms in non-secure areas of the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport by citizens licensed to carry open and concealed firearms by the state.

As of August 18, 2014, GeorgiaCarry.org has about 8,500+ dues-paying members. It has brought at least 13 federal and state lawsuits as of July, 2008.

Representative Timothy Bearden of the 68th, a GCO member, introduced HB 615 to the 2009–2010 session of the Georgia General Assembly. If passed the legislation would have:

GCO was instrumental in crafting the 2007–08 session HB 89, which was passed into law with the May 14, 2008, signature of Governor Sonny Perdue. The legislation made many changes to the laws of the State of Georgia with regards to the carry of firearms. As of July 1, 2008, changes were made to laws that governed the carry of firearms by both those with a Georgia Firearms License and those who do not possess a license to carry. (Unless otherwise noted, the text of the bill itself is the source for this section.)