The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Dealer. – Any person licensed as a dealer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 921, et seq., or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-80

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 14-409.39

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) Firearm. – A handgun, shotgun, or rifle which expels a projectile by action of an explosion.

(3) Handgun. – A pistol, revolver, or other gun that has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 727, s. 1.)