{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-269.7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269.7","heading":"Prohibitions on handguns for minors.","body":"(a)\tAny minor who willfully and intentionally possesses or carries a handgun is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n(b)\tThis section does not apply:\n(1)\tTo 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.\n(2)\tTo a minor who possesses a handgun for educational or recreational purposes while the minor is supervised by an adult who is present.\n(3)\tTo an emancipated minor who possesses such handgun inside his or her residence.\n(4)\tTo 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.\n(c)\tThe following definitions apply in this section:\n(1)\tHandgun. - 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.\n(2)\tMinor. - Any person under 18 years of age. (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.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter IX. Offenses Against the Public Peace.","Article 35. Offenses Against the Public Peace."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-269.7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"c9fe25794aaf77c0cad4909013e6f5ee05a768b7f621974beb8f3debb13a97f0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-269.6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-269.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}