Overview
- Chatham County Recorder's Court Judge Brian Joseph Huffman Jr. threw out a citation against Clayton Papp and declared the ordinance void and unenforceable in his case.
- The ruling found the local law conflicts with Georgia’s firearm preemption statute and burdens conduct covered by the Second Amendment.
- Savannah Mayor Van Johnson said the city will keep enforcing the requirement and will appeal to Superior Court.
- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr praised the decision as a victory for gun owners opposed to local restrictions.
- City data cited by officials show 41 citations since adoption and a drop in guns reported stolen from unlocked vehicles, which they say supports the ordinance’s public-safety goals.