"When some of my friends have asked me anxiously about their boys, whether they should let them hunt, I have answered, yes - remembering that it was one of the best parts of my education - make them hunters."

Henry David Thoreau, 1854


“A citizen who shirks his duty to contribute to the security of his community is little better than the criminal who threatens it.” - Robert Boatman


Thursday, January 15, 2009

Ammunition Accountability Act (Still ALIVE)

To amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession in this state of handgun ammunition that does not contain a unique code; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of an ammunition coding system data base to be established by the Department of Public Safety; to require the registration of manufacturers and vendors; to require the obtaining and maintenance of certain information; to provide for penalties; to provide for exceptions; to provide for a fee to fund the operation and maintenance of the data base; to provide a tax credit for the purchase of ammunition coding equipment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

COMPLETE ACT



The information below shows the status of this bill in Georgia as of 1/12/09

SB 12Handgun ammunition; prohibit manufacture, sale that does not contain unique code; create ammunition coding system database (PF)

* (1) Ramsey, Sr.,Ronald 43rd (Introduced the bill)

Status:01/12/09 - Senate Read and Referred

Senate bill #12

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