jiminbogart
TCU Go Frawgs !
are you saying that you don't already burn one when you get back to camp
I here gummies are the new hotness.
are you saying that you don't already burn one when you get back to camp
Reading this, I guess I must have been lucky. The one and only time I got licence checked by a game warden, I was parked on the shoulder of a paved (but very little used) public road. I came out of the woods near dark and started walking the short distance up the shoulder to the truck. I had a habit of unloading after I reached my vehicle. They were waiting near vehicles at our club for folks to come out. It was a female ranger, asked to see my license so I said, sure let me lay this rifle down which I did. She never asked if it was loaded, then said thanks have a nice evening.
So what is a person charged with if they break the rule and have a loaded long gun in their vehicle while on a WMA? I find this sort of thing to be fun when I'm in the mood for it but it's hard to fight a charge if you don't know what it is.
27-1-4 appears to give the Board of Natural Resources power to make the rules and regulations pertaining to WMAs. I haven't seen anything that says the Board's rules are bound by Ga Code. I have seen references to the protection of wildlife and public safety. I feel sure the rule about no loaded long guns in your vehicle while on a WMA will be viewed as a matter of public safety.
I think this discussion has run its course - I will edit the first post.
The distinction is the difference between a firearm and a weapon. OGCA 16-11-126.g references a "weapon" which is defined in 16-11-125.1 as "a knife or handgun"
So the conclusion is the published DNR rules are not in conflict with the laws regarding the GWL.
Credit goes to John Monroe for pointing this out.
I bet they could have taken that to court and gotten it thrown out, unless there was something specifically that addressed that particular situation in the laws.
Feds don't consider a muzzle loading rifle as a gun.Allrighty then. I am so happy to know that Ga doesen't think that a rifle or a shotgun is a weapon.