North Carolina § 14-269 - 3. Carrying weapons into assemblies and establishments where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed.

§ 14-269. 3. Carrying weapons into assemblies and establishments where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed.

It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any gun, rifle, or pistol into any assembly where a fee has been charged for admission thereto, or into any establishment in which alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to any of the following: A person exempted from the provisions of G.S. 14-269. The owner or lessee of the premises or business establishment. A person participating in the event, if the person is carrying a gun, rifle, or pistol with the permission of the owner, lessee, or person or organization sponsoring the event. A person registered or hired as a security guard by the owner, lessee, or person or organization sponsoring the event. A person carrying a handgun if the person has a valid concealed handgun permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of this Chapter, has a concealed handgun permit considered valid under G.S. 14-415.24, or is exempt from obtaining a permit pursuant to G.S. 14-415.25. This subdivision shall not be construed to permit a person to carry a 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). History (1977, c. 1016, s. 1; 1981, c. 412, s. 4; c. 747, s. 66; 1993, c. 539, s. 165; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2013-369, s. 3.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-369, s. 28, provides: "Sections 1 through 6, 14 through 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, and 26 of this act become effective October 1, 2013, and apply to offenses committed on or after that date. Section 17.3 and this section are effective when they become law. Section 27 of this act becomes effective October 1, 2013, and applies to any judgment entered for a felony conviction on or after that date. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the remainder of this act becomes effective October 1, 2013. Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-369, s. 3, effective October 1, 2013, inserted "any of" in the introductory language of subsection (b); substituted "the person" for "he" in subdivision (b)(3); added subdivision (b)(5); and made minor stylistic and punctuation changes throughout subsection (b). For applicability, see Editor's note.