NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 813

HOUSE BILL 152

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 14-316 RELATING TO THE USE OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 14-316 is rewritten to read as follows:

"(a)       It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, to knowingly permit his child under the age of twelve years to have the possession, custody or use in any manner whatever, any gun, pistol or other dangerous firearm, whether such weapon be loaded or unloaded, except when such child is under the supervision of the parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis. It shall be unlawful for any other person to knowingly furnish such child any weapon enumerated herein. Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.

"(b)      Air rifles, air pistols, and BB guns shall not be deemed 'dangerous firearms' within the meaning of subsection (a) of this Section except in the following counties: Anson, Caldwell, Caswell, Chowan, Cleveland, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Harnett, Haywood, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Union, Vance."

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 4th day of June 1965.