A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make it a class d felony to discharge a firearm at a law enforcement officer punishable by a minimum active sentence of ten years.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 8 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14‑34.10.  Discharging a firearm at a law enforcement officer.
Unless covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, any person who willfully or wantonly discharges or attempts to discharge a firearm at a law enforcement officer while the officer is in the performance of his or her duties is guilty of a Class D felony. Notwithstanding G.S. 15A‑1340.17, a person convicted of an offense under this section shall be sentenced to a minimum term of 120 months in the State's prison. A person being sentenced under this subsection shall not receive a suspended sentence or be placed on probation."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2009, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.