A new Georgia bill would make property owners liable if a lawful concealed carry permit holder is harmed while barred from being armed on their property.
House Bill 1364 allows legal gun owners who are prohibited from carrying on private property and subsequently injured to sue the landowner.
HB 1364 proposes, “Any lawful weapons carrier who is prohibited from carrying… and who is injured… shall have a cause of action against the person, business or other entity that owns or legally controls such property.”
The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Martin Momtahan, said landowners who post “no gun” signs need to understand they have a custodial duty over anyone denied the right to self-defense.
Momtahan said, “All we want to make sure is, if you’re in the store or anywhere and it has a ‘no gun’ sign, then that store needs to understand they have absolute custodial care of that person [who’s denied the ability to be armed].”
The legislation requires such signs to contain language noting this law, thereby placing prohibited concealed carriers under the absolute custodial care of the property owner.
The bill aims to ensure lawful gun owners’ safety if disarmed on private land that bars armed self-defense.
