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rorsec4 0Vd1'VnarkA_- 034 ARTICLE II. COUNTY PROPERTY Section 2 -31. Firearms and deadly weapons prohibited on county property. (a) Prohibition against Concealed Handguns. (1) No person shall carry a concealed handgun in county -owned buildings or on the appurtenant premises of those buildings. (2) No person shall carry a concealed handgun in county recreational facilities as defined by N.C.G.S. 14- 415.23. The county -owned recreational facilities shall be set out in a master list which shall be updated as necessary and retained permanently in the office of the Director of Parks and Recreation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this section shall prohibit a concealed handgun permittee from securing the handgun within an enclosed compartment of a locked motor vehicle. (3) Posting Of Signs Required. The County Manager is hereby ordered to post conspicuous signage on or within each recreational facility and each building and the grounds and parking areas of such buildings, as well as any other appurtenant premises to such buildings, indicating that all concealed handguns are prohibited therein and thereon unless specifically permitted or authorized by state law or County Ordinance. The county manager shall exercise discretion in determining the necessity and appropriate location for such signs. (b) Prohibition against Firearms. (1) No person shall display any firearm in county -owned buildings, on the grounds or parking areas of those buildings, or in county 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. (3) Posting Of Signs Required. The County Manager is hereby ordered to post conspicuous signage on each county -owned building, on the grounds or parking areas of those buildings, and in all public parks and recreations areas, indicating that, pursuant to the authority of N.C.G.S. 14 -269, 14- 409.40 and Lee County Code of Ordinances, all visibly displayed handguns and all deadly weapons are prohibited therein, and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Such signs shall be visibly posted on the exterior of each entrance by which the general public can access the building, appurtenant premises or park. The county manager shall exercise discretion in determining the necessity and