§ 14-269.7. Prohibitions on handguns for minors. - North Carolina Statutes

§14‑269.7.  Prohibitions on handguns for minors.

(a)        Any minor whopossesses or carries a handgun is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(b)        This section doesnot apply:

(1)        To officers andenlisted personnel of the armed forces of the United States when in dischargeof their official duties or acting under orders requiring them to carryhandguns.

(2)        To a minor whopossesses a handgun for educational or recreational purposes while the minor issupervised by an adult who is present.

(3)        To an emancipatedminor who possesses such handgun inside his or her residence.

(4)        To a minor whopossesses a handgun while hunting or trapping outside the limits of anincorporated municipality if he has on his person written permission from aparent, guardian, or other person standing in loco parentis.

(c)        The followingdefinitions apply in this section:

(1)        Handgun. – A firearmthat 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.

(2)        Minor. – Any personunder 18 years of age. (1993, c. 259, s. 1; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 5;1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 597, s. 1.)