SB163 would increase the civil penalty from $100 to $50,000 for unauthorized acts related to the local regulation of weapons.
The Senate passed SB163 on March 6, 2025, by a vote of 33 to 23. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because this bill would enhance the ability of law-citizens to sue counties and municipalities that enact unconstitutional gun control ordinances, helping to restore their Second Amendment-protected rights. The U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment expressly declares that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” In addition, the Georgia Constitution grants the General Assembly the power to preempt the provisions of any local ordinance that is in direct conflict with state law.
