2025 Georgia Codes – Page 151

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term:
(1) “Minor” means any person under the age of 18 years.
(2) “Pistol or revolver” means a handgun as defined in Code Section 16-11-125.1.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly to sell or furnish a pistol or revolv-
er to a minor, except that it shall be lawful for a parent or legal guardian to permit possession of a pistol or
revolver by a minor for the purposes specified in subsection (c) of Code Section 16-11-132 unless otherwise
expressly limited by subsection (c) of this Code section.
(c)(1) It shall be unlawful for a parent or legal guardian to permit possession of a pistol or revolver by a
minor if the parent or legal guardian knows of a minor’s conduct which violates the provisions of Code
Section 16-11-132 and fails to make reasonable efforts to prevent any such violation of Code Section 16-11-
132.
(2) Notwithstanding any provisions of subsection (c) of Code Section 16-11-132 or any other law to the con-
trary, it shall be unlawful for any parent or legal guardian intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly to furnish
to or permit a minor to possess a pistol or revolver if such parent or legal guardian is aware of a substan-
tial risk that such minor will use a pistol or revolver to commit a felony offense or if such parent or legal
guardian who is aware of such substantial risk fails to make reasonable efforts to prevent commission of the
offense by the minor.
(3) In addition to any other act which violates this subsection, a parent or legal guardian shall be deemed to
have violated this subsection if such parent or legal guardian furnishes to or permits possession of a pistol
or revolver by any minor who has been convicted of a forcible felony or forcible misdemeanor, as defined
in Code Section 16-1-3, or who has been adjudicated for committing a delinquent act under the provisions
of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 for an offense which would constitute a forcible felony or forcible
misdemeanor, as defined in Code Section 16-1-3, if such minor were an adult.
(d) Upon conviction of a violation of subsection (b) or (c) of this Code section, a person shall be guilty of a
felony and punished by a fine not to exceed $5,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than three nor more
than five years, or both.

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor when he intentionally and without legal justification points or aims a gun
or pistol at another, whether the gun or pistol is loaded or unloaded.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) “Firearm” means any handgun, rifle, or shotgun.
(2) “Public highway” means every public street, road, and highway in this state.
(3) “Sport shooting range” means an area designated and operated by a person or entity for the sport shoot-
ing of firearms, target practice, trapshooting, skeet shooting, or shooting sporting clays and not available for
such use by the general public without payment of a fee, membership contribution, or dues or without the
invitation of an authorized person, or any area so designated and operated by a unit of government, regard-
less of the terms of admission thereto.
(4) “Unit of government” means any of the departments, agencies, authorities, or political subdivisions of
the state, cities, municipal corporations, townships, or villages and any of their respective departments,
agencies, or authorities.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, it shall be unlawful for any person, without
legal justification, to discharge a firearm on or within 50 yards of a public highway.
(c) This Code section shall not apply to a discharge of a firearm which occurs within 50 yards of a public
highway if such discharge is shielded from the view of a traveler on the public highway and occurs at:
(1) An indoor or outdoor sport shooting range;
(2) Facilities used for firearm or hunting safety courses sponsored by a unit of government, nonprofit corpo-
ration, or commercial enterprise; or
(3) The business location of any person, firm, retail dealer, wholesale dealer, pawnbroker, or corporation
licensed as a firearm dealer.
(d) Any person who violates subsection (b) of the Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.