GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

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HOUSE BILL 121

Short Title:  Felony to Assault with Firearm.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Baddour; Bowie, Bowman, Hill, McLawhorn, and Russell.
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Referred to:  Judiciary III.
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February 14, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE IT A FELONY TO COMMIT AN ASSAULT WITH A FIREARM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 8 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding after G.S. 14-32 a new section to read:
"§ 14-32A.  Felonious assault with a firearm.
	Unless the person's conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a person who assaults another person with a firearm is guilty of a Class I felony."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and applies to offenses committed on or after the date of ratification.