Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 59 - Armor-piercing ammunition; prohibit

Page Numbers - 1/ 2

Code Sections - 16-11-170

1. Grindley  35th         2. Klein  39th             3. Irvin  45th


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Code Sections amended: 16-11-170                                                                    


HB 59                                             LC 14 6355






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal offenses
  1- 3  involving dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as
  1- 4  to provide that it shall be unlawful to sell, distribute, or
  1- 5  possess armor-piercing ammunition; to define a term; to
  1- 6  provide for criminal punishment; to provide for enhanced
  1- 7  punishment for a violation by a previously convicted felon;
  1- 8  to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws;
  1- 9  and for other purposes.

  1-10       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1-11  Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of
  1-12  Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal offenses involving
  1-13  dangerous instrumentalities and practices, is amended by
  1-14  adding a new Part 5 to read as follows:

                          "Part 5

  1-15    16-11-170. (Index)

  1-16    (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'armor-piercing
  1-17    ammunition' means any ammunition for any handgun, rifle,
  1-18    or shotgun which is:

  1-19      (1) Designed for the purpose of;

  1-20      (2) Held out by the manufacturer or distributor as; or

  1-21      (3) Generally recognized as

  1-22    having a specialized capability to penetrate any type of
  1-23    body armor which is usually and customarily worn by all or
  1-24    any of the personnel of any law enforcement agency in this
  1-25    state.

  1-26    (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell,
  1-27    distribute, or possess any armor-piercing ammunition in
  1-28    this state.




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                                                  LC 14 6355

  2- 1    (c) Any person who violates this Code section shall upon
  2- 2    conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor, except that any
  2- 3    person who is on probation as a first offender pursuant to
  2- 4    Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 or who has been
  2- 5    convicted of a felony by a court of this state or any
  2- 6    other state; by a court of the United States including its
  2- 7    territories, possessions, and dominions; or by a court of
  2- 8    any foreign nation and who violates this Code section
  2- 9    commits a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
  2-10    imprisoned for not less than one nor more than five
  2-11    years."

                         SECTION 2.

  2-12  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2-13  repealed.

































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