(A) It shall be unlawful for any person participating in, affiliated with, or present as a spectator at any parade, funeral procession, picket line, or demonstration upon any private health care facility or upon any public place owned or under the control of the city, to willfully or intentionally possess or have immediate access to any dangerous weapon. Violation of this section shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor. It shall be presumed that any rifle or gun carried on a rack in a pickup truck at a holiday parade or in a funeral procession does not violate the terms of G.S. § 14-277.2.
(B) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person exempted by the provisions of G.S. § 14-269(b) as referenced in § 43.02(B), or to persons authorized by state or federal law to carry dangerous weapons in the performance of their duties or to any person who obtains a permit to carry a dangerous weapon at a parade, funeral procession, picket line, or demonstration from the Sheriff or Police Chief, whichever is appropriate, of the locality where such parade, funeral procession, picket line, or demonstration is to take place.
(C) The provisions of this section shall not apply to concealed carry of a handgun at a parade or funeral procession by a person with a valid permit issued in accordance with G.S. Ch. 14-415, Article 54B, with a permit considered valid under G.S. § 14-415.24, or who is exempt from obtaining a permit pursuant to G.S. § 14-415.25. This section shall not be construed to permit a person to carry a concealed handgun on any premises where the person in legal possession or control of the premises has posted a conspicuous notice prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun on the premises in accordance with G.S. § 14-415.11(c).
(G.S. § 14-277.2) (Ord. 2018-O-62, passed 4-10-2018) Penalty, see § 43.99