Laws of North Carolina that need to change, Part 14 - Safe Storage Laws

A little girl defends herself with her mom's pink Crickett bolt action .22 rifle.


I love how the Anchor starts this story.

This could not happen in North Carolina.

§ 14‑315.2.  Warning upon sale or transfer of firearm to protect minor.

(a)        Upon the retail commercial sale or transfer of any firearm, the seller or transferor shall deliver a written copy of G.S. 14‑315.1 to the purchaser or transferee.

(b)        Any retail or wholesale store, shop, or sales outlet that sells firearms shall conspicuously post at each purchase counter the following warning in block letters not less than one inch in height the phrase:  "IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD KNOW IS ACCESSIBLE TO A MINOR."

(c)        A violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1993, c. 558, s. 2; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 12.)

Here in North Carolina, the girl would have been helpless by law. You can’t even put the gun in a safe and give your child the combo. We need to repeal the safe storage act. We certainly don’t need to make it stronger. (PDF alert)

Remember, it's not the size of the hedgehog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the hedgehog*

* There is a "House Hedgehog" in the historical re-enactment group I am part of. They are pretty small. And ferocious.