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IMO it's a clear violation od the 4th to require fingerprints on any and all persons who choose to exercise a right. Just as requiering fingerprinting to vote, attend a religious service, or exercise your free speech would be ruled unconstitutional. When it comes to CCW the state of GA views that as a privilege, I disagree with that viewpoint but that's a different discussion. With CCW viewed as a privilege the state can impose a fingerprinting requirement, but if you don't want to be fingerprinted you can still exercise your right and have a firearm for hunting or home protection in GA without submitting any fingerprinting information. That is the major difference on why fingerprinting for a CCW could be viewed as constitutional, but fingerprinting to exercise any form of ownership would not.
Photo ID is required to vote in Georgia
I don't recall any state trying to impose fingerprinting to validate a voter - can you provide details of such a ruling ?
I can't see how the 4th amendment can prevent a future US government to require a photo ID for a permit to bear arms. I don't see how this photo ID can't contain data like fingerprints to prove you are eligible to bear a firearm.