Court of Appeals Affirms Lower Court on 60 Day Issue
As many of you know, probate courts in Georgia frequently take from 4 to 6 months to issue firearms licenses, with 2.5 years being the outside time so far reported.
Update — Appellant Files Reply Brief in 60-Day Issue Case
GCO lawyers have filed a brief on behalf of the appellant in the Coweta County case before the GA Court of Appeals, to determine if probate judges must issue GFLs within 60 days. http://www.georgiapacking.org/moore
Update – Appellee Brief Filed in Appeal of 60-Day GFL Issue Case
In response to litigation sponsored by GCO, the appellee has filed her brief in the Court of Appeals of Georgia, where the appellant is seeking to overturn the Coweta County Superior Court?s ruling that probate courts do not have to issue GFLs within 60 days of application. The appellee’s and appellant’s briefs as well as…
Urgent — Your Help is Needed in Case Against Probate Judge
As many of you know, GCO is sponsoring litigation against the Coweta County Probate Judge over the “60-day issue.” Many probate courts, including Coweta County’s, routinely take longer than the 60 days allowed by statute to issue Georgia Firearms Licenses. We sued to require issuance within 60 days. While we lost in Superior Court, we…
How Long May a Probate Court Wait to Issue a License?
Georgiacarry.org appealing adverse ruling. To many of you who have read the licensing statute, O.C.G.A. 16-11-129, the answer to the question contained in the title appears to be rather simple and straightforward. Not later than 60 days after the date of the application the judge of the probate court shall issue the applicant a license…
Summary Judgment Requested in Cobb County
GCO has filed a motion for summary judgment in the Superior Court of Cobb County, on behalf of a member who was at first denied a temporary firearms license when he applied for a renewal, and later was issued a temporary firearms license that is not consistent with state law.