30-7-1. "Carrying a deadly weapon".
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"Carrying a deadly weapon" means being armed with a deadly weapon by having it on the person, or in close proximity thereto, so that the weapon is readily accessible for use.
History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-7-1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 7-1.