§ 18-153. Exceptions.

The prohibitions contained in Section 18-152 shall not apply to the following:

(1)

Officers and enlisted personnel of the armed forces of the United States when in discharge of their official duties as such and acting under lawful orders requiring them to carry a handgun, firearm, or other weapon;

(2)

Civil officers or employees of the United States, of the state or of the county while in the discharge of their official duties as such and acting under lawful orders requiring them to carry a handgun, firearm, or other weapon;

(3)

Officers and soldiers of the militia and the state national guard when called into actual service as such and acting under lawful orders requiring them to carry a handgun, firearm, or other weapon;

(4)

Officers of the state, or any county, city or town charged with the enforcement of laws of the state, when acting in the discharge of their official duties as such and acting under lawful orders requiring them to carry a handgun, a firearm, or other weapon;

(5)

Sworn law-enforcement officers, when off-duty, provided that an officer does not carry a concealed weapon while consuming alcohol or an unlawful controlled substance or while alcohol or an unlawful controlled substance remains in the officer's body;

(6)

State probation or parole certified officers, when off-duty, provided that an officer does not carry a concealed weapon while consuming alcohol or an unlawful controlled substance or while alcohol or an unlawful controlled substance remains in the officer's body;

(7)

Any person delivering a handgun, firearm or other weapon to a law enforcement agency;

(8)

As to the prohibition of carrying or possession of a knife, employees of a contractor or other business doing business on county property when in discharge of their official duties as such in fulfillment of a contract with Orange County and acting under orders requiring the carrying of a knife and employees of Orange County carrying out their official duties under orders requiring the carrying of a knife;

(9)

The carrying or discharge of guns or muskets on outdoor county property or recreation facilities for ceremonial or battle re-enactment purposes where such activities have been granted approval and written permission by the County Manager or his or her designee. However, in no event shall live ammunition be discharged.

(10)

Any other person or group exempted from prosecution by G.S. § 14-269(b).

(Ord. of 11-1-1995, § 6.2, eff. 11-2-1995; Amend. of 5-5-1997, eff. 5-6-1997; Amend. of 6-5-2012, eff. 6-5-2012; Res. 2018-004, Exh. D, eff. 1-24-2018)