GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES |
Chapter 11. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY |
Article 4. DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES |
Part 2. POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS |
Section 16-11-123. Unlawful possession of firearms or weapons
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- A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms or weapons when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, or silencer, and, upon conviction thereof, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of five years.
Ga. L. 1968, p. 983, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1630, § 2.