US EditionGeorgia Attorney General Takes Aim at Savannah's Gun Ordinance: Mayor Johnson Responds
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, AUG 4 – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr argues Savannah's ordinance conflicts with state law preempting local firearm rules, despite a 2023 report showing 203 guns stolen from unlocked vehicles.
- On August 4, 2025, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr filed in Chatham County Superior Court supporting a lawsuit against Savannah’s April 2024 guns-in-cars ordinance that mandates locking firearms or faces fines and jail.
- Savannah City Council approved the ordinance last year after police investigated more than 53 firearms thefts from cars between April and June, with 203 of 244 guns stolen in 2023 from unlocked vehicles.
- Amid state preemption rules, Carr last week argued that Savannah's ordinance conflicts with the Georgia preemption statute, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-173.
- Remaining defiant, the city refused to rescind the ordinance despite Carr’s warnings, with Mayor Van R. Johnson II defending it as a public safety measure.
- With the governor’s race looming, Carr warned that Savannah had overstepped authority as Republican legislators in the 2025 legislative session sought to let fine recipients sue the city for up to $25K.
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AG Chris Carr files lawsuit against City of Savannah's gun ordinance
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a lawsuit against the City of Savannah's firearm regulation ordinance. In April, the city of Savannah adopted two local ordinances proposed by Mayor Van Johnson that would regulate firearms left visible in unlocked cars. Gun owners could face charges in Savannah for leaving firearms in unlocked cars, visible Gun owners who don't comply to these regulations could face up t…
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Carr siding with gun-rights advocates in Savannah lawsuit
ATLANTA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is supporting a new lawsuit brought by a gun-rights organization challenging a Savannah ordinance restricting the storage of firearms inside the city. The ordinance, approved by the Savannah City Council in April of…
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