North Carolina § 14-269 - 7. Prohibitions on handguns for minors.

§ 14-269. 7. Prohibitions on handguns for minors.

Any minor who willfully and intentionally possesses or carries a handgun is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This section does not apply: 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. To a minor who possesses a handgun for educational or recreational purposes while the minor is supervised by an adult who is present. To an emancipated minor who possesses such handgun inside his or her residence. To a minor who possesses a handgun while hunting or trapping outside the limits of an incorporated municipality if he has on his person written permission from a parent, guardian, or other person standing in loco parentis. The following definitions apply in this section: Handgun. - A firearm that has a short stock and is designed to be fired by the use of a single hand, or any combination of parts from which such a firearm can be assembled. Minor. - Any person under 18 years of age. History (1993, c. 259, s. 1; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 5; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 597, s. 1; 2011-183, s. 9; 2011-268, s. 6.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2011-268, which, in s. 6, amended subsection (a) by inserting "willfully and intentionally" and substituting "Class 1 misdemeanor" for "Class 2 misdemeanor," provided in s. 26: "This act becomes effective December 1, 2011, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. 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 2011-183, s. 9, effective June 20, 2011, substituted "Armed Forces" for "armed forces" in subdivision (b)(1). Session Laws 2011-268, s. 6, effective December 1, 2011, in subsection (a), inserted "wilfully and intentionally" and substituted "Class 1 misdemeanor" for "Class 2 misdemeanor." For applicability, see Editor's Note.