Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Chatham County. Savannah is a port city of squares and live oaks with a container terminal that ranks among the busiest in the country, plus Hunter Army Airfield inside the city limits. Chatham County dealers take transfers with no state permit or wait.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Georgia law allows.
Lights, lasers, mounts and batteries are accessories and ship to your door; the rules below matter only when you order a pistol or rifle to put them on. Georgia has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. A Georgia Weapons Carry License does not replace the check, so plan on a short wait at the counter. The firearm ships to the Georgia dealer you name at checkout, who charges their own transfer fee. The dealer runs the federal background check when you complete ATF Form 4473 at pickup. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a rifle or shotgun.
Dealers in these communities all work for Savannah-area buyers:
Georgia adopted permitless carry in April 2022: any lawful weapons carrier, generally an adult 21 and over who could qualify for a licence, may carry a handgun openly or concealed. The Weapons Carry License is still issued by the probate court in Chatham County and is worth holding for reciprocity. Courthouses, jails, polling places, government buildings with security and posted private property remain off limits.
Georgia's firearms deer season runs from mid-October to mid-January statewide, with archery opening in September and a short primitive-weapons window before the guns. Feral hogs can be hunted year-round on private land; read the current Georgia Hunting Regulations for Chatham County either-sex days. The statewide limit is two antlered and ten antlerless deer, and the Northern and Southern Zones differ only in a few dates and either-sex days. Centerfire rifles .22 calibre and larger, shotguns with slugs or buckshot, muzzleloaders and handguns are legal.
Chatham County is marsh and barrier island; waterfowl in the tidal creeks, deer and hogs on the mainland tracts, and the Richmond Hill range just across the Ogeechee.
Richmond Hill's DNR range is fifteen minutes south, and the marsh hunters here run headlamps and gun lights more than anyone inland.
These ranges are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest. Most ask for a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and hours change with the season, so check the agency page before you go.
Source: State wildlife agency, state forest and U.S. Forest Service public range listings, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Pooler, Richmond Hill, Garden City, Savannah or anywhere in Chatham County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. Georgia has no purchase permit or waiting period. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at your dealer and the federal check is run there.
Yes. Since 2022 a lawful weapons carrier may carry openly or concealed without a licence. Many owners still hold a Weapons Carry License from the Chatham County Probate Court for travel.
Firearms deer season opens in mid-October and runs to mid-January statewide. Check the current regulations for either-sex days in Chatham County.
A headlamp with a red mode for setting decoys and a compact handheld; a weapon light on a shotgun is for home defence, not the marsh.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our buying guide and check with Chatham County Probate Court (Georgia Weapons Carry License) or a local attorney about your own situation.