It shall be unlawful for any person to carry about the person, whether concealed or not, any pistol, except as follows:
a. Any person carrying a permit issued by lawful authority, pursuant to state statutes;
b. Marshals, sheriffs, police officers or other law enforcement officers, or peace officers of the federal government or other states when they are carrying out official duties while in this state;
c. Members of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the National Guard, organized reserves or the state militia when on duty;
d. Members of organizations authorized by law to purchase or receive firearms from the United States or this state, or regularly enrolled members of clubs organized for the purpose of target shooting or collecting modern and antique firearms while the members are at or going to or from their places of target practice, or their shows and exhibits;
e. Licensed hunters or fishermen while engaged in hunting or fishing;
f. Any person regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, repossession or dealing in firearms, or the agent or representative of that person while possessing, using or carrying a pistol in the usual or ordinary course of business;
g. Guards of common carriers, banks and other financial institutions while engaged in that capacity and guards engaged in protection of property of the United States or any agency thereof;
h. Any authorized military or civil organizations while parading or the members thereof when going to and from the places of meeting of their respective organizations;
i. Any person in his or her home, or upon his or her real property, or fixed place of business;
j. Any person in any vehicle where the pistol is secured in a closed glove compartment or closed trunk;
k. Any person carrying a pistol unloaded and in a secure wrapper from the place of purchase to his or her home or fixed place of business or while in the process of the changing or moving of one’s residence or the changing or moving of one’s fixed place of business; and
l. Any night watchman while engaged in his or her duties as a night watchman.
(Prior Code, § 14.702)