2020 Georgia Code
Title 51 - Torts
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 51-1-55. Firearm Instructor Liability

1. As used in this Code section, the term:
   1. "Dangerous weapon" shall have the same meaning as provided for under Code Section 16-11-121.
   2. "Firearm" means any handgun, rifle, shotgun, or other weapon which will or can be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or electrical charge and which is not a dangerous weapon.
2. Any instructor who lawfully instructs, educates, or trains a person in the safe, proper, or technical use of a firearm shall be immune from civil liability for any injuries caused by the failure of such person to use such firearm properly or lawfully.

(Code 1981, §51-1-55, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 555, § 9/HB 292.)

- Right to bear arms, U.S. Const., amend 2.

Arms, right to keep and bear, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. VIII.

Carrying and possession of firearms, § 16-11-125.1.

- Ga. L. 2017, p. 555, § 1/HB 292, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "The General Assembly finds that:

"(1) The ownership of firearms is a clear and explicit right protected by the United States Constitution and the Constitution of this state;

"(2) Access to financial services provides for the functioning of a firearms industry and, thus, the constitutionally protected right of firearm ownership; and

"(3) The provisions of this Act are intended to implement the constitutional protections provided for under the law."

Sec.

• 51-2-1. Basis for imputation of negligence; fault of parents or custodians not imputable to child.
• 51-2-2. Liability for torts of spouse, child, or servant in certain instances.
• 51-2-3. Liability for malicious acts of minor child.
• 51-2-4. Liability for torts of independent employee.
• 51-2-5. Liability for negligence of contractor.
• 51-2-5.1. Relationship between hospital and health care provider prerequisite to liability; notice regarding independent contractor status; factors for consideration in determining status.
• 51-2-6. Liability of owner or keeper of dog for damage done to livestock while off his or her premises.
• 51-2-7. Liability of owner or keeper of vicious or dangerous animal for injuries caused by animal.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- State or local governmental unit's liability for injury to private highway construction worker based on its own negligence, 29 A.L.R.4th 1188.

Liability of hospital or sanitarium for negligence of physician or surgeon, 51 A.L.R.4th 235.