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This bill proposes to amend Georgia's Brady Law Regulations to require universal background checks for all firearm transfers between unlicensed individuals. The bill introduces new definitions, including terms like 'transferor' (an unlicensed person intending to transfer a firearm) and 'transferee' (a person intending to receive a firearm from an unlicensed person). Under the proposed law, any firearm transfer between unlicensed persons must be facilitated by a licensed firearms dealer who will conduct a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check, similar to the process for dealer-to-consumer sales. The bill provides numerous exceptions to this requirement, such as transfers between family members, temporary transfers for specific purposes like hunting or target shooting, transfers to law enforcement, and transfers of antique firearms. Violations of the new regulations would be considered a misdemeanor for the first offense, escalating to a felony with potential imprisonment of one to three years for subsequent offenses. The law would take effect on July 1, 2025, and is designed to expand background check requirements to private firearm sales, aiming to prevent firearms from being transferred to individuals prohibited from possessing them under state or federal law.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69283