| SECTION 3. G.S. 14‑404(c)(1) reads as rewritten:
"(1) One who is under an indictment or information for or has been convicted in any state, or in any court of the United States, of a felony (other than an offense pertaining to antitrust violations, unfair trade practices, or restraints of trade). However, a person who has been convicted of a felony in a court of any state or in a court of the United States and (i) who is later pardoned, or (ii) whose firearms rights have been restored pursuant to G.S. 14‑415.4, may obtain a permit, if the purchase or receipt of a pistol, assault weapon, or long gun permitted in this Article does not violate a condition of the pardon or restoration of firearms rights."
SECTION 4. G.S. 14‑408.1(a)(2) reads as rewritten:
"(2) Firearm. – A handgun, assault weapon, shotgun, or rifle which expels a projectile by action of an explosion."
SECTION 5. This act becomes effective December 1, 2019, and applies to the sale, giving away, transfer, purchase, or receiving of a pistol, assault weapon, or long gun on or after that date.
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