Georgia law generally requires a person to obtain a weapons carry license before carrying a handgun in public, subject to statutory exceptions. The probate judge denied Bell’s application based on a disqualifying criminal conviction, and Bell sought mandamus relief. The Supreme Court of Georgia held that the governing statute did not disqualify Bell on the ground relied on by the probate judge. It reversed and remanded with direction for the trial court to issue a writ of mandamus ordering the judge to issue the weapons carry license.