(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to display or willfully or intentionally possess or have immediate access to any deadly weapon within any park, bus, or building owned, leased, operated, occupied, managed, or controlled by the town, including any portion thereof or appurtenant premises. Deadly weapon as used in this division includes, but is not limited to any bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slingshot, loaded cane, brass iron or metallic knuckles, razor, shuriken, pistol, shotgun, rifle, handgun or other weapon of like kind.
(B) The provisions of division (A) shall not apply to:
(1) Persons authorized under state or federal law to carry deadly weapons in the performance of their duties;
(2) Persons expressly authorized by the Chief of Police to display, possess, or control such deadly weapons at a town sponsored event, program, display, or activity involving deadly weapons; or
(3) Persons holding a concealed handgun permit under G.S. § 14-415.11.
(C) It also shall be unlawful for any person to possess, discharge, or otherwise use any deadly weapon, as defined in division (A) of this section, while under the influence of an intoxicating beverage, or controlled substance, as defined in G.S. § 90-86 et seq. which was not prescribed for that person by a licensed practitioner.
(Ord. passed 3-13-1996; Ord. passed 9-14-2010) Penalty, see § 130.99
Statutory reference:
Concealed weapons, see G.S. § 14-269
Selling weapons to minors, see G.S. § 14-315
Permitting children to use firearms, see G.S. § 14-316
Sale of certain weapons without permit forbidden, see G.S. § 14-402
Permit to carry concealed handgun; scope of permit, see G.S. § 14-415.11