NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 810

SENATE BILL 662

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 14-288.8(c)(3) PROHIBITING WEAPONS OF MASS DEATH AND DESTRUCTION TO REPLACE THE TERMS OF "MACHINE GUN" AND "SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN" WITH MORE SPECIFIC DESCRIPTIONS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 14-288.8(c)(3) is rewritten to read as follows:

"(3)      Any semiautomatic firearm capable of firing 31 rounds or more without reloading, any firearm capable of fully automatic fire, any shotgun with a barrel of less than 18 inches in length or an overall length of less than 26 inches; or".

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 29th day of June, 1977.