Geri, an attractive 23-year-old female, is arrested for disorderly conduct and public intoxication after causing a disturbance at a dance club. As the arresting officer is processing Geri into jail he empties her handbag. Out of the bag falls a .22 caliber pistol. Geri tells the officer she carries the pistol because once a stranger attempted to sexually assault her. In addition to the initial charges, Geri has committed:

A) possession of an unregistered firearm.
B) no offense because she is carrying the weapon for personal safety.
C) unlawful carrying of weapons.
D) places weapons prohibited.


C

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