Good news Georgia gun owners — HB 1454 passed the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee and was amended!

After Georgia’s lawmakers heard from engaged gun owners, and Gun Owners of America’s own testimony at the Capitol. HB 1454 passed the committee and is on its way to the Rules Committee and after that, the House floor.

Click here to watch GOA speaking at the GA House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee.

Remember, right now, there is no statewide preemption protecting firearm discharge on private property in Georgia. HB 1454 creates state preemption and bans local governments from infringing on your rights.

But, as you recall in our previous alert, GOA’s only issue with the bill was Section 2.

The original language of the bill said local governments cannot prohibit the discharge of firearms only on parcels of land that are ten acres or larger.

That meant if you own less than 10 acres, a city or county could still ban you from shooting on your own property.

Well, the bill was amended and it is now five acres or larger.

That’s encouraging, because HB 1454 is a good bill overall.

HB 1454 strengthens Georgia’s protections for gun owners by reinforcing the state’s ban on firearm registries—prohibiting government entities from maintaining databases of carry license holders or gun owners—and by requiring law enforcement agencies to sell most unclaimed firearms rather than destroy them when they are safe and legal.

But GOA will not stop until ALL PROPERTY is protected.

That is our end goal.

Because of that tight timeline, our best strategy is to move HB 1454 through the Rules Committee, the House floor, and into the Senate, where the bill can be properly amended and fixed.

Again — HB 1454 is a good bill.

But Section 2 contains an issue that must be amended and fixed.

That’s why Gun Owners of America is working to fix the bill in the Senate, where we will have more time to secure the amending language to be inserted into the bill.

The legislative session runs until April 4, giving us about a month to get this right.

GOA believes the law should be simple and clear:

No municipality, county, or consolidated government should be able to prohibit the discharge of firearms on private property.

The size of the property should not matter.

That’s why GOA is urging lawmakers to amend HB 1454 so the law reads:

“No municipality, county, or consolidated government shall prohibit the discharge of firearms on any parcel of land, provided that the owner or lawful occupants of such land consent to such discharging of firearms.”

This fix would ensure that:

• Private property rights are respected
• Law-abiding gun owners are protected
• Local governments cannot arbitrarily criminalize safe shooting on private land

TAKE ACTION NOW — CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENATIVE

Gun Owners of America needs every Georgia gun owner to contact their State Representative.

Tell them:

Support HB 1454 and amend it by removing the 5-acre requirement and make it to where all property is equally protected.

Georgia gun owners should be able to safely shoot on their own property — regardless of parcel size.

Remember: right now there is no statewide preemption protecting this right at all.

That means HB 1454 is an opportunity to secure these freedoms — so lets fix this bill and make it the best bill possible.

Georgia has long been a leader in protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

Now we must ensure lawmakers don’t accidentally create a loophole that allows local governments to ban lawful firearm use on private property.

Your voice is making a difference.

Stand with Gun Owners of America and have Georgia lawmakers fix HB 1454.

So, let’s truly secure shooting rights on private property.

In Liberty,

Luis Valdes
Southeast Regional Director
Gun Owners of America