Category: Hartsfield Airport’s Firearm Ban

City of Atlanta Now Allowing Firearms in Hartsfield Jackson International Airport

Great News!! Law abiding citizens no longer have to worry about being disarmed in the Atlanta Airport. The City of Atlanta Legal Department has informed the Atlanta Mayor and Atlanta Airport General Manager that persons with valid GWL’s can now carry in the non sterile areas of the airport. The Atlanta legal department determined after…

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11th Circuit Bans Guns at Airport

In an opinion containing no legal analysis, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. District Court’s ruling that HB 89 did not decriminalize carrying guns in airports.

GCO Files Reply Brief in Airport Case

GCO has filed its reply brief in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals for its appeal of its case against the City of Atlanta for illegally threatening to arrest GFL holders for carrying firearms in the unsecured areas of the Airport. All the briefs in the case can be read here.

Brady Center and Georgians for Gun Safety File Airport Amicus

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Georgians for Gun Safety have filed an amicus brief in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals case between GCO and Atlanta over whether any existing law prohibits GFL holders from carrying firearms at the Airport.

Atlanta Files Brief in Airport Appeal

The City of Atlanta has filed its brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, where GCO is appealing a trial court decision that ruled HB89 does not apply to airports.

GCO Files Airport Brief on Appeal

GCO has filed its brief in support of its appeal in the Atlanta Airport gun case.

GCO Appeals Airport Case

GCO has filed a notice of appeal from the September 26, 2008 judgment of the federal court in GCO’s case against the City of Atlanta regarding the City’s program of illegally searching, detaining, and arresting GFL holders for lawfully carrying firearms in the non-secure areas of the Atlanta airport.

Federal Court Dismisses Airport Case

U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob granted the City of Atlanta’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissed GCO’s lawsuit against the city over whether the city may arrest GFL holders for carrying guns in the unsecure areas of the Atlanta airport.

Airport Replies to Support Its Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings

Atlanta has filed a reply brief in support of its motion for judgment on the pleadings in GCO’s case seeking a declaration that no law forbids GFL holders from carrying firearms in the Atlanta airport.