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3 <br />The prohibitions contained in section 18-152 shall not apply to the following: <br />(1) Officers and enlisted personnel of the armed forces of the United States when in <br />discharge of their official duties as such and acting under lawful orders requiring <br />them to carry a concealed handgun, a firearm, or other weapon; <br />(2) Civil officers or employees of the United States, of the state or of the county <br />while in the discharge of their official duties as such and acting under lawful <br />orders requiring them to carry a concealed handgun, a firearm, or other weapon; <br />(3) Officers and soldiers of the militia and the state national guard when called into <br />actual service as such and acting under lawful orders requiring them to carry a <br />concealed handgun, a firearm, or other weapon; <br />(4) Officers of the state, or any county, city or town charged with the enforcement of <br />laws of the state, when acting in the discharge of their official duties as such and <br />acting under lawful orders requiring them to carry a concealed handgun, a <br />firearm, , or other weapon; <br />(5) Any person delivering a firearm, or other weapon; <br />(6) As to the prohibition of carrying or possession of a knife, employees of a <br />contractor or other business doing business on county property when in discharge of <br />their official duties as such in fulfillment of a contract with county and acting under <br />orders requiring the carrying of a knife; and <br />(7) The carrying or discharge of guns or muskets on outdoor county recreation <br />facilities for ceremonial or battle re-enactment purposes where such activities have <br />been granted approval and written permission by the County Manager or his or her <br />designee. However, in no event shall live ammunition be discharged. <br />(8) The storing of a firearm or lawfully possessed weapon within a motor vehicle <br />while the vehicle is in a designated parking area or parking lot on county property <br />in a locked motor vehicle within the trunk, glove box, or other enclosed <br />compartment or area within or on the motor vehicle. <br />(Ord. of 11-1-1995, § 6.2, eff. 11-2-1995; Amend. of 5-5-1997, eff. 5-6-1997; Amend. of _-_- <br />2012, eff. _-_-201 <br />Sec. 18-154. Parks and Facilities. <br />Concealed or non-concealed handguns and other concealed or non-concealed weapons are <br />prohibited in or on recreational facilities in the following parks: <br />