Cherokee Tribune – Probate Court preps for carry permit changes

Cherokee County Probate Court is preparing for changes in how residents get a license to carry a firearm when Georgia’s sweeping gun bill, passed by the General Assembly, takes effect this week.

The Safe Carry Protection Act, which becomes law Tuesday, is known for lessening restrictions on where people can take their guns, but it is also causing large changes in how the court gives and renews permits, said Cherokee Probate Court Judge B. Keith Wood.

Essentially, Wood said, the new law opens the option of getting a license up to more people.

“I’m not saying that’s a bad thing,” he said Friday. “I think some of the stuff they did were things that should have been done anyway.”

Among the newly eligible carriers are individuals in the military, or who have been honorably discharged, between the ages of 18 and 20, who previously had to wait until they were 21 to get a license like everyone else.

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