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The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person who has a concealed
<br />handgun permit that is valid under Article 54B of this Chapter, or who is exempt from
<br />obtaining _a permit pursuant to that Article, who has a handgun in a closed compartment or
<br />container within the person's locked vehicle or in a locked container securely affixed to the
<br />person's vehicle. A person may unlock the vehicle to enter or exit the vehicle provided the
<br />firearm remains in the closed compartment at all times and the vehicle is locked immediately
<br />following the entrance or exit.
<br />SECTION 3. G.S. 14- 269.3(b) reads as rewritten:
<br />"(b) This section shall not apply to an� the following:
<br />(1) A person exempted from the provisions of G.S. 14 269 14 -269.
<br />(2) The owner or lessee of the premises or business ; stablishment.
<br />(3) A person participating in the event, if the person is carrying a gun, rifle,
<br />or pistol with the permission of the owner, lessee, or person or organization
<br />sponsoring the eve event.
<br />(4) A person registered or hired as a security guard by the owner, lessee, or
<br />person or organization sponsoring the event.
<br />A person carryinjz a handgun if the person has a valid concealed handgun
<br />permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of this Chapter, has a
<br />concealed handgun permit considered valid under G.S. 14- 415.24, or is
<br />exempt from obtaining a permit pursuant to G.S. 14-415.25. This
<br />subdivision shall not be construed to permit a person to carry a handgun on
<br />any premises where the person in legal possession or control of the premises
<br />has posted a conspicuous notice prohibiting the carrying of a concealed
<br />handgun on the premises in accordance with G.S. 14 -415.1 l(c).
<br />SECTION 4. G.S. 14 -316 reads as rewritten:
<br />"§ 14 -316. Permitting young children to use dangerous firearms.
<br />(a) It shall be unlawful for any , &F -per-son standing in lo
<br />mss e rson to knowingly permit hi-s- child under the age of 12 years to have the- access to,
<br />or possession, custody or use in any manner whatever, of any gun, pistol or other dangerous
<br />firearm, whether such weapon be loaded or unloaded, e� unless the person has
<br />the permission of the child's parent or guardian, and the child is under the supervision of the
<br />. adult. Any person violating the
<br />provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
<br />(b) Air rifles, air pistols, and BB guns shall not be deemed "dangerous firearms" within
<br />the meaning of subsection (a) of this section except in the following counties: Anson,
<br />Caldwell, Caswell, Chowan, Cleveland, Cumberland, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Harnett,
<br />Haywood, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Union, Vance."
<br />SECTION 5. G.S. 15A- 1340.16A reads as rewritten:
<br />"§ 15A- 1340.16A. Enhanced sentence if defendant is convicted of a Class A, 131, B2, C, D,
<br />or E felony and the defendant used, displayed, or threatened to use or display a
<br />firearm or deadly weapon during the commission of the felony.
<br />(a), (b) Repealed by Session Laws 2003 -378, s. 2, effective August 1, 2003.
<br />(c) If a person is convicted of a Glass ", B I, B2, r', P,-or-E— and it is found as
<br />provided in this section that: (i) the person committed the felony by using, displaying, or
<br />threatening the use or display of a firearm or deadly weapon and (ii) the person actually
<br />possessed the firearm or deadly weapon about his or her person, then the person shall have the
<br />minimum term of imprisonment to which the person is sentenced for that felony increased
<br />60 months. The maximum tenn of impr-isonmeat shall be the maximum fefm that eor+esp
<br />to the ffliIiifRuffi tefffi aftef it is ifiefeased by 60 ffieffths, as speeified 41 G.S. 15A 1340.17(e)
<br />a `. as follows:
<br />Attachment number 3
<br />House Bill 937- Ratified Session Law 2013 -369 Pa 3
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