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Citation: S.L. 2023-8, § 2(a)
Citation: N.C. S.L. 2023-8, § 2(a)
PART II. REPEAL PISTOL PURCHASE PERMITS SECTION 2.(a) G.S. 14-402 through G.S. 14-405 and G.S. 14-407.1 are repealed.
Citation: N.C. S.L. 2023-8, § 2(a)
Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)
Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-404(a)
(a) Upon application, and such application must be provided by the sheriff electronically, the sheriff shall issue the permit to a resident of that county, unless the purpose of the permit is for collecting, in which case a sheriff can issue a permit to a nonresident, when the sheriff has done all of the following: (1) Verified, before the issuance of a permit, by a criminal history background investigation that it...
Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)
Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-404
(a) Upon application, and such application must be provided by the sheriff electronically, the sheriff shall issue the permit to a resident of that county, unless the purpose of the permit is for collecting, in which case a sheriff can issue a permit to a nonresident, when the sheriff has done all of the following: (1) Verified, before the issuance of a permit, by a criminal history background investigation that it...
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-402(a)
(a) Upon application, and such application must be provided by the sheriff electronically, the sheriff shall issue the permit to a resident of that county, unless the purpose of the permit is for collecting, in which case a sheriff can issue a permit to a nonresident, when the sheriff has done all of the following: (1) Verified, before the issuance of a permit, by a criminal history background investigation that it...
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.10 et seq
§ 14-415.12. Criteria to qualify for the issuance of a permit. (a) The sheriff shall issue a permit to an applicant if the applicant qualifies under the following criteria: (1) The applicant is a citizen of the United States or has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence as defined in 8 U.S.C.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, except when on his own premises, willfully and intentionally to carry concealed about his person any bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slung shot, loaded cane, metallic knuckles, razor, shurikin, stun gun, pistol, gun or other deadly weapon of like kind. This section does not apply to an ordinary pocket knife carried in a closed position.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 14-51.3
A person is justified in using force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that the conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other's imminent use of unlawful force.
Common law castle doctrine. Common law castle doctrine was solidified in the United States throughout the 19th century. “By the beginning of the twentieth century it was well accepted in the United States that a man attacked in his own home had no duty to retreat before using deadly force, so long as he reasonably believed it necessary to save his own life.” Indeed, by the 1920s, sources note that the castle...
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-315.1 (1993)
(a) Any person who resides in the same premises as a minor, owns or possesses a firearm, and stores or leaves the firearm (i) in a condition that the firearm can be discharged and (ii) in a manner that the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor would be able to gain access to the firearm, is guilty of a misdemeanor if a minor gains access to the firearm without the lawful permission of the...
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 105-80
Repealed by Session Laws 1996, Second Extra Session, c. 14, s. 17.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 105-80
Repealed by Session Laws 1996, Second Extra Session, c. 14, s. 17.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 105-80
Every person, firm, or corporation who is engaged in the business of selling or offerign for sale firearms….shall obtain a license from the Secretary of Revenue r the privilege of conducting such business, and shall pay a tax of fifty dollars ($50.00) for that license.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 105-80
Every person, firm, or corporation who is engaged in the business of keeping in stock, selling, and/or offering for sale any of the articles or commodities enumerated in this section, shall apply for and obtain a State license from the Commissioner of Revenue for the privilege of conducting such business, and shall pay for such license the following tax: For pistols...$ 50.00.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 50B-3.1(a)(d)
(a) Required Surrender of Firearms.--Upon issuance of an emergency or ex parte order pursuant to this Chapter, the court shall order the defendant to surrender to the sheriff all firearms, machine guns, ammunition, permits to purchase firearms, and permits to carry concealed firearms that are in the care, custody, possession, ownership, or control of the defendant if the court finds any of the following factors: (1)...
Citation: Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110102
This subtitle may be cited as the “Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act”. SEC. 110102. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.
Citation: Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110103
SEC. 110103. BAN OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. << 18 USCA § 922 >> (a) PROHIBITION.-Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 110102(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(w)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
Citation: N.C.G.S.A. § 14-269.2(j)
The provisions of this section shall not apply to an employee of a public or nonpublic school who resides on the campus of the school at which the person is employed when all of the following criteria are met: The handgun is possessed in one of the following manners as appropriate: a.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269.2
(a)(1b) School.--A public or private school, community college, college, or university. (b) It shall be a Class I felony for any person knowingly to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any gun, rifle, pistol, or other firearm of any kind on educational property or to a curricular or extracurricular activity sponsored by a school.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269.2
(a)(1b) School.--A public or private school, community college, college, or university. (b) It shall be a Class I felony for any person knowingly to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any gun, rifle, pistol, or other firearm of any kind on educational property or to a curricular or extracurricular activity sponsored by a school.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-415.23 (b)(e); 14-409.40
(b) A unit of local government may adopt an ordinance to prohibit, by posting, the carrying of a concealed handgun on municipal and county recreational facilities that are specifically identified by the unit of local government.
Citation: N.C.G.S.A. § 14-409.40
(a) It is declared by the General Assembly that the regulation of firearms is properly an issue of general, statewide concern, and that the entire field of regulation of firearms is preempted from regulation by local governments except as provided by this section.
Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)
(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...
Citation: 31 U.S.C. § 922(x)(1),(5)
(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile-- (A) a handgun; or (B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term “juvenile” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.
Citation: 43 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)(c)(1)
(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269.7
(a) Any minor who willfully and intentionally possesses or carries a handgun is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (b) This section does not apply: (1) To officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States when in discharge of their official duties or acting under orders requiring them to carry handguns.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-315(a1)
(a1) Sale of Handguns. -- If a person sells, offers for sale, gives, or in any way transfers to a minor any handgun as defined in G.S. 14-269.7, the person is guilty of a Class H felony and, in addition, shall forfeit the proceeds of any sale made in violation of this section.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-404F
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-404F
Each applicant for a license or permit shall be informed by the sheriff within 14 days of the date of the application whether the license or permit will be granted or denied and, if granted, the license or permit shall be immediately issued to the applicant.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-404F
Each applicant for a license or permit shall be informed by the sheriff within 30 days of the date of the application whether the license or permit will be granted or denied and, if granted, the license or permit shall be immediately issued to the applicant.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-402(a)
(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation in this State to sell, give away, or transfer, or to purchase or receive, at any place within this State from any other place within or without the State any pistol unless: (i) a license or permit is first obtained under this Article by the purchaser or receiver from the sheriff of the county in which the purchaser or receiver resides; or (ii) a valid North...
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269.8(a), 50B-1(b), 50B-3.1I(a)
14-269.8(a): In accordance with G.S. 50B-3.1, it is unlawful for any person to possess, purchase, or receive or attempt to possess, purchase, or receive a firearm, as defined in G.S.
Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-3.1(b), (c)
§ 50B-3.1. Surrender and disposal of firearms; violations; exemptions. (a) Required Surrender of Firearms. - Upon issuance of an emergency or ex parte order pursuant to this Chapter, the court shall order the defendant to surrender to the sheriff all firearms, machine guns, ammunition, permits to purchase firearms, and permits to carry concealed firearms that are in the care, custody, possession, ownership, or...
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