Georgia Senate bans local gun storage laws with first bill passed in 2026

The Georgia Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to ban cities from requiring gun owners to lock up their guns in cars, the first bill approved in this year’s legislative session.The bill is a response to a Savannah ordinance that outlawed leaving handguns, rifles, or shotguns in unattended vehicles unless they’re securely stored. A Chatham County judge ruled in November that the o...

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