You don’t need to update your GWL… Its valid until expiration.
The ONLY reason to update would be if you’re planning to use it during a purchase to bypass a background check - in that case the address would need to match your DL
That is not actually part of the DNR rules.
They don’t call out (nor is it supported by any state law) that you can only carry a handgun.
https://gastateparks.org/ParkRules
You didn’t mention face to face. That’s correct. But you did mention that only long guns can be shipped directly person to person. That’s not a factual statement.
The USPS doesn’t allow handguns person to person. That’s true. Doesn’t mean it’s not legal to do so, you just have to use a different carrier.
A contract carrier requiring it to go through an FFL doesn’t make it illegal. It’s their rule; not the ATF’s.
So the bottomline actually is… it’s...
Cite?
The GCA states “A person may transfer a firearm to an unlicensed resident of their state, provided the transferor does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the transferee is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under federal law.”
Where are you seeing that has to be...
That kind of attitude is what empowers local governments to run afoul of their legal obligations. With no one to call them out on it... they can do whatever they want.
OCGA § 16-11-126
b) Any person who is not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun or long gun may have or carry on his or her person a long gun without a valid weapons carry license, provided that if the long gun is loaded, it shall only be carried in an open and fully exposed manner.
You can’t open carry a handgun without your GWL (or valid OOS permit) but I’m pretty sure Georgia law allows open carry of a long gun without a GWL.
Might get you some looks... but could keep you armed and on the proper side of the law.