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Firearms Law in North Carolina
Table of Contents
Subject Page
Scope of This Book…………………………………………………….. 8
Prohibited Places to Carry Concealed Firearms……………………... 9
Firearms Safety Rules………………………………………………….. 10
How to Improve Your Chances in Court After a Shooting………… 11
Parents, Children, and Firearms – Rules to Live By………………….12
Places to Legally Shoot Firearms……………………………………....13
People Who Need This Book Today………………………………… 14
Effective Date and Future Editions of This Book……………………15
Definitions……………………………………………………………….17
Selected Technical Descriptions and Discussions…………………. 25
Barrel Rifling………………………………………………….. 25
Assault Rifles……………………………………………….... 26
Battle Rifles………………………………………………….... 35
Carbine Rifles…………………………………………………. 36
Bolt-Action Rifles…………………………………………….. 39
Machine Guns………………………………………………… 39
Submachine Guns…………………………………………….. 40
Lever-Action Rifles…………………………………………... 41
Pistols…………………………………………………………. .43
Revolvers……………………………………………………… 43
Semiautomatic Pistols……………………………………….... 45
Handguns for Self Defense – The Best and the Worst…....47
Muzzleloaders and Breechloaders…………………………... 49
Rate of Fire……………………………………………………. .49
Cartridges and Bullets…………………………………………………... 51
Cartridge Identification………………………………………... 51
Bullet Types, Design, and Size………………………………...52
Shell Casings………………………………………………….... 58
Primers…………………………………………………………... 59
Magic Bullets…………………………………………………....60
Cartridges for Self Defense…………………………………… 60
Handloaded Cartridges………………………………………... 62
Proper Storage of Ammunition……………………………….. 63
Gunpowder and Propellant……………………………………. 64
What is Law?............................................................................................... 67
Sources of Law…………………………………………………………. ...67
North Carolina Firearms Law in General………………………………. .71
Top Ten Topics Summarized…………………………………………… 72
North Carolina Constitution…………………………………………….. 81
North Carolina Statutes…………………………………………………. 87
Chapter 1 (Civil Procedure)…………………………………… .91
Negligent Supervision of a Minor Child……………............... 91
Chapter 7B (Juvenile Code)…………………………………… 92
Chapter 14 (Criminal Law)……………………………………. ..93
Assault on a Government Officer…………………….............. 93
First Degree Rape With a Firearm…………………... ...............93
Felonious Assault With a Firearm…………………… .............94
Assault on a Handicapped Person With a Firearm…... ..........95
Assault With a Firearm………………………………................96
Assault by Pointing a Gun……………………………............. 97
Discharging a Firearm Into Occupied Property……............... 98
Assault on a Government or Police Officer…………............. 99
Teflon Bullets Prohibited……………………………. ..............100
Assault on Correctional Facility Employee…………. ............101
Felonious Restraint…………………………………................. 102
Using Firearms Against A Home Invader……………............103
The Castle Doctrine………………………………….. ..............109
Theft of a Firearm…………………………………… ................110
Robbery With a Firearm……………………………... ..............110
Removal of Serial Numbers on Firearms……………. .............113
Carrying Concealed Firearms………………………... .............114
Firearms on School Grounds………………………… .............118
Firearms at Assemblies of People…………………… .............120
Firearms Where Alcohol is Sold and Consumed……. ...........120
Firearms at Courthouses…………………………….. ...............120
Prohibitions on Firearms for Minor Children……….. .............121
Firearms at Parades………………………………….. ................122
Firearms at Funeral Processions……………………... .............122
Firearms at Picket Lines……………………………... ................122
Firearms at Health Care Facilities Demonstrations….. ............122
Riots and Civil Disorders……………………………. ................123
Transporting Firearms During an Emergency……….. ............123
Weapons of Mass Death and Destruction…………… ..........124
Unlawful Firearms Training…….…………………… ................130
Selling or Giving Firearms to Minor Children………. ..............130
Storage of Firearms to Protect Minor Children……… .............132
Warnings on Sale of Firearms to Protect Children….. .............133
Allowing Children to Use Firearms…………………. ................134
Sheriff’s Permits to Purchase Handguns…………….. .............135
Machine Guns and Like Weapons…………………... ...............140
Purchase of Rifles and Shotguns Out of State……….............. 141
Statewide Uniformity of Firearms Laws…………….. ................142
Shooting Range Protection Act……………………… ...............144
Possession of Firearm by Felon Prohibited………….. ..............146
Possession of Firearm by Insane Person Prohibited…. ............147
Concealed Handgun Permit Act……………………... ................147
Chapter 15 (Criminal Procedure)……………………………… ...161
Chapter 15A (Criminal Procedure)……………………………. ...163
Detention by Citizens (“Citizen’s Arrest”)………….. ................164
Increased Sentencing if Firearm Used in a Crime…… ...............168
Chapter 19 (Offenses Against Public Morals)………………… 170
Nuisance……………………………………………... ....................170
Chapter 50B (Domestic Violence)……………………………. ....172
Chapter 74C (Private Security Guards)………………………..... 175
Chapter 74E (Company Police Act)…………………………....... 178
Chapter 74G (Campus Police Act)……………………………. ....180
Chapter 99B (Products Liability)………………………………... 183
Chapter 113 (Wildlife Commission)…………………………....... 187
Reporting of Firearms at Schools……………………………...... 194
Chapter 122C (Mental Health and Firearms)…………………. ...195
Chapter 127A (The State Militia)……………………………... ....198
Uncodified Local Laws, Also Known as Session Laws………………... 207
The North Carolina Administrative Code………………………………... 208
Common Law…………………………………………………………… ......209
City and County Ordinances……………………………………………. ..277
Torts…………………………………………………………………….. ......229
Negligence……………………………………………………………… ......229
Intentional Torts…………………………………………………………... .233
Lack of North Carolina Statutes………………………………………….. 235
Urban Myths About Using Firearms in Self-Defense………………….. 249
Gun Club Liability………………………………………………………...... 253
Index……………………………………………………………………......... 257
Book Order Form………………………………………………………........ 263
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