GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1993 SESSION

CHAPTER 287
SENATE BILL 628

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER OF A CROSSBOW UNLESS THE PURCHASER HAS A PERMIT FOR THE WEAPON.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 14-402 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-402.  Sale of certain weapons without permit forbidden.
(a)	It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation in this State to sell, give away, or transfer, or to purchase or receive, at any place within this State from any other place within or without the State any pistol or crossbow unless a license or permit therefor has first been obtained by the purchaser or receiver from the sheriff of the county in which that purchaser or receiver resides.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to receive from any  postmaster, postal clerk, employee in the parcel post department, rural mail carrier, express agent or employee, railroad agent or employee within the State of North Carolina any pistol or crossbow without having in his or their possession and without exhibiting at the time of the delivery of the same and to the person delivering the same the permit from the sheriff as provided in G.S. 14-403.  Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
(b)	This section does not apply to an antique firearm or an historic edged weapon.
(c)	The following definitions apply in this section:
(1)	Antique firearm. – Defined in G.S. 14-409.11.
(2)	Bolt. – A projectile made to be discharged from a crossbow.  The bolt differs from an arrow in that the bolt is heavier and shorter than an arrow.
(3)	Crossbow. – A mechanical device consisting of, but not limited to, strings, cables, and prods transversely mounted on either a shoulder or hand-held stock.  This devise is mechanically held at full or partial draw and released by a trigger or similar mechanism which is incorporated into a stock or handle.  When operated, the crossbow discharges a projectile known as a bolt.
(4)	Historic edged weapon. – Defined in G.S. 14-409.12."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 14-409.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-409.1.  Sale of certain weapons without permit forbidden.
(a)	It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation in this State to sell, give away, or transfer, or to purchase or receive, at any place within this State from any other place within or without the State any pistol or crossbow unless a license or permit therefor has first been obtained by the purchaser or receiver from the clerk of the superior court of the county in which that purchaser or receiver resides.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to receive from any  postmaster, postal clerk, employee in the parcel post department, rural mail carrier, express agent or employee, railroad agent or employee within the State of North Carolina any pistol without having in his or their possession and without exhibiting at the time of the delivery of the same and to the person delivering the same, the permit from the clerk of superior court as provided in G.S. 14-409.2.  Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than  fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
(b)	This section does not apply to an antique firearm or an historic edged weapon.
(c)	The following definitions apply in this section:
(1)	Antique firearm. – Defined in G.S. 14-409.11.
(2)	Bolt. – A projectile made to be discharged from a crossbow.  The bolt differs from an arrow in that the bolt is heavier and shorter than an arrow.
(3)	Crossbow. – A mechanical device consisting of, but not limited to, strings, cables, and prods transversely mounted on either a shoulder or hand-held stock.  This devise is mechanically held at full or partial draw and released by a trigger or similar mechanism which is incorporated into a stock or handle.  When operated, the  crossbow discharges a projectile known as a bolt.
(4)	Historic edged weapon. – Defined in G.S. 14-409.12."
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1993, and applies to offenses occurring on or after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 6th day of July, 1993.

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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate

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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives