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ordl nance, 62S eZ f (roved by board of on ARTICLE II. COUNTY PROPERTY 032 Section 2 -31. Firearms and deadly weapons prohibited on county property. (a) Prohibition against Concealed Firearms on Certain County Property. No person shall carry a concealed handgun onto the property of the McSwain Center, General Services Building and the Lee County Animal Shelter. The County Manager is hereby ordered to post appropriate signage on these buildings indicating that concealed handguns are prohibited therein. (b) Prohibition against Firearms. (1) No person shall display any firearm in public -owned buildings, on the grounds or parking areas of those buildings, or in public parks and recreation areas. On all other public property within the county, display of firearms shall comply with the following: a. No firearms other than handguns, as defined in N.C.G.S. 14- 409.39, may be displayed; b. The handgun shall be clearly visible and not concealed or partially concealed; c. The handgun shall be holstered in a manner rendering the weapon unable to be fired; d. Display of handguns shall be prohibited during the time in which a person has consumed alcohol or controlled substances or when alcohol or controlled substances remain in the person's system. However, no violation of this subsection shall occur if such controlled substance was lawfully obtained and taken in therapeutically appropriate amounts according to a physician's instructions. (2) This section is not applicable to concealed handguns, as allowed by North Carolina law. (c) Prohibition against Deadly Weapons. No person shall display or bring, whether openly or concealed, any deadly weapon into any public -owned buildings, on the grounds or parking areas of those buildings, in any public parks and recreation areas, or on any other public property within the county. Deadly weapons include, but are not limited to, bowie knives, dirks, daggers, slingshots, loaded canes, metallic knuckles, razors, shurikins, stun guns or other deadly weapons of like kind, as defined by N.C.G.S. 14- 269. (d) Exceptions. The possession or display of a firearm or other weapon is exempt from the provisions of this section in the following situations: (1) During the temporary transport of a firearm or other weapon and such transportation was not in violation of existing law; (2) If authorized by the Sheriff as part of an official program sponsored or sanctioned by the County; (3) In the legitimate and lawful exercise of a person's right to self- defense or the defense of others; (4) By individual(s) authorized by law to carry and display such items as part of their official duties;