N.C.P.I.—Crim. 235.15

The defendant has been charged with carrying a [gun] [rifle] [pistol]

into an assembly where a fee has been charged for admission thereto.

For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must

prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:

First, that the defendant attended (describe assembly, e.g., the old

time fiddler's convention).

Second, that a fee was charged for admission to (describe assembly).

And Third, that the defendant carried a [gun] [rifle] [pistol] into

(describe assembly).

If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or

about the alleged date, the defendant attended (describe assembly), for

which an admission fee was charged, and that the defendant carried a [gun]

[rifle] [pistol] into (describe assembly), it would be your duty to return a

verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or if you have a reasonable doubt as

to one or more of these things, it would be your duty to return a verdict of

not guilty.

NOTE WELL: By virtue of subsection (b), N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-

269.3 does not apply to the following: (1) on duty military

personnel or law enforcement officers carrying weapons as part

of their duties and certain off duty law enforcement officers

(See, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269, incorporated by reference in

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269.3(b)); (2) the owner or lessee of the

premises; (3) a person participating in the event if the

defendant is carrying the weapon with the permission of the

owner, lessee or person or organization sponsoring the event;

(4) a person registered or hired as a security guard by the

owner, lessee or person or organization sponsoring the event;

(5) a person carrying a handgun if the person has a valid

concealed handgun permit issued in accordance with Article 54B

of this Chapter, has a concealed handgun permit considered

valid under G.S. 14-415.24, or is exempt from obtaining a

permit pursuant to G.S. 14-415.25. This subdivision shall not be

construed to permit a person to carry a handgun on any

premises where the person in legal possession or control of the

premises has posted a conspicuous notice prohibiting the

carrying of a concealed handgun on the premises in accordance

with G.S. 14-415.11(c). If there is evidence that one of these

exceptions may apply to the defendant, instruct as follows:

If the defendant was [(describe type of military or law enforcement

officer, using appropriate language from N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269)] [the

owner or lessee of the premises] [participating in the event and carrying the

[gun] [rifle] [pistol] with the permission of the [owner] [lessee] [person or

organization sponsoring the event]] [a person registered or hired as a

security guard by the [owner] [lessee] [person or organization sponsoring

the event]] [a person carrying a handgun if the person [has a valid

concealed handgun permit in accordance with Article 54B of this Chapter]

[has a concealed handgun permit considered valid under G.S. 14-415.24] [is

exempt from obtaining a permit pursuant to G.S. 14-415.25]], the statute

does not apply and the defendant is not guilty. If you find that the defendant

was (describe defendant's status), it would be your duty to return a verdict

of not guilty.