(A) (1) A proclamation issued by the Mayor pursuant to § 31.01 may prohibit the possession of any dangerous weapon or substance unless it remains in a place of storage within the possessor’s premises or, if the weapon or substance cannot be readily stored in the possessor’s premises, unless it remains in a customary place of storage not readily available to the possessor.
(2) The proclamation may also prohibit the sale or other transfer or the transportation of any dangerous weapon or substance.
(3) The Mayor may exempt, from some or all of the restrictions, classes of people whose possession, transfer or transportation of certain dangerous weapons or substances is necessary to the preservation of the public health, safety or welfare.
(4) The proclamation shall state the exempted classes and the restrictions from which each is exempted.
(B) For the purposes of this section, the term
DANGEROUS WEAPON OR SUBSTANCE means:
(1) Any deadly weapon, ammunition, incendiary device or other instrument or substance designed for a use that carries a threat of serious bodily injury or destruction of property, as defined in G.S. § 14-288.1;
(2) Any other instrument or substance that is capable of being used to inflict serious bodily injury or destruction of property, when the circumstances indicate that there is some probability that the instrument or substance will be so destructively used; and
(3) Any part or ingredient in any instrument or substance included above.
(C) If imposed, the restrictions shall apply throughout the jurisdiction of the town.
(Prior Code, § 9-8)