{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-409.39","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-409.39","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1)\tDealer. - Any person licensed as a dealer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 921, et seq., or G.S. 105-80.\n(2)\tFirearm. - A handgun, shotgun, or rifle which expels a projectile by action of an explosion.\n(3)\tHandgun. - A pistol, revolver, or other gun that has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 727, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER XI. GENERAL POLICE REGULATIONS.","Article 53B Firearm Regulation."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-409.39.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"77ffc99b59d3f78ae1d0b5ef2bb449d0584f680f05fffb8cdd6196839f65c243","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-409.13-through-14-409.38","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-409.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}