CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Order and Safety: Prohibit Discharge of a Firearm While Intoxicated; Provide for Instant Background Checks When Purchasing a Handgun; Preempt Local Regulation of Firearms

Authors

David M. Bessho

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act makes unlawful the discharge of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. The Act also provides for a statewide system of instant background checks of potential handgun purchaser and preempts, with some exceptions, local regulation of firearms.

Recommended Citation

David M. Bessho, CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Order and Safety: Prohibit Discharge of a Firearm While Intoxicated; Provide for Instant Background Checks When Purchasing a Handgun; Preempt Local Regulation of Firearms, 12 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (1995).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol12/iss1/7