(a) No person shall carry or possesss a firearm without a concealed weapons permit whenever pedestrian or vehicular traffic is prohibited in an area of the City of Martinsburg for the purpose of a temporary events of limited duration, not to exceed fourteen days, which are authorized by the City Council of the City of Martinsburg.
(b) No provision of this section shall apply to those persons set forth in Section 545.03 (c) to (f) while such persons are acting in an official capacity, provided, however, that under no circumstances may any person possess or carry or cause the possession or carrying of any firearm or other deadly weapon on the premises of any primary or secondary educational facility in this State unless such person is a law enforcement officer or he or she has the express written permission of the County School Superintendent.
(c) Any person carrying or possessing a firearm without a concealed weapons permit who refuses to temporarily relinquish possession of such firearm or other deadly weapon, upon being requested to do so, or to leave such premises, while in possession of such firearm or other deadly weapon, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each offense and, in the discretion of the Municipal Judge, may be placed in jail for a term not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both.
(Ord. 2014-10. Passed 5-8-14.)