To apply for a firearms license in the Bryan County:

You must reside in Bryan County.
You must be age 21 or over.
You must have a photo I.D. and proof of your present Bryan County address.

FIRST PERMITS

In order to obtain a firearms license in Georgia, you are required to be fingerprinted and must undergo a criminal background investigation by the GBI and FBI and undergo a mental health background check by the Department of Human Resources. In Bryan County, the Bryan County Sheriff's Department will fingerprint you. Upon receipt of the background investigations, if there is nothing that may prohibit the issuance of your license, we will mail your license to you. The background investigations may take as long as four months for first time applicants. The license is for five years.

RENEWALS:

If you have a firearms license issued from any county in Georgia and it has been issued since 1972, you may renew it. You must be able to present I.D. with the previous firearms license and you must have proof of your correct Bryan County address. You will not be fingerprinted again, but a background check will be conducted through the Georgia Crime Information Center. If your license has been expired longer than 30 days, you may be required to apply as a first time applicant.

REPLACEMENT PERMITS:

If your license is lost, damaged, or stolen, you must notify the Bryan County Probate Court within 48 hours of the loss in order to obtain a replacement license. If the Court is not informed within 48 hours you will be required to reapply. If your license was damaged you must bring the damaged license with you. Cost of replacement is $5.

SOME LIMITATIONS:

A firearms license cannot be issued to a person who has been convicted of a felony unless you have received a pardon and it expressly authorizes you to receive, possess, or transport a firearm.

A firearms license may not be issued to a person who has been convicted of a forcible misdemeanor, crime of domestic violence, carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a weapon at a public gathering or at school functions and convictions relating to controlled substances.

A firearms license may not be issued to a person who has been hospitalized as an inpatient in any mental hospital of alcohol or drug treatment center within the past five years. This does not necessarily disqualify the applicant; however, the Probate Court Judge shall use discretion in the issuance of the license.