For more information, House Bill 280 states:
To amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to authorize the carrying and possession of handguns in certain manners by weapons carry license holders in certain buildings or on real property owned by or leased to public institutions of postsecondary education; to provide for exceptions; to revise criminal penalties for violations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.