Statutes > Georgia Statutes > 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 > § 16-11-123 - Unlawful possession of firearms or weapons

§ 16-11-123 - Unlawful possession of firearms or weapons

O.C.G.A. 16-11-123 (2010)
16-11-123. Unlawful possession of firearms or weapons


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.