No person shall carry a firearm, rifle or shotgun upon the public streets or upon any public property during an emergency proclaimed by a state or municipal governmental executive unless that person is:

(1) Actively engaged in a defense of that person’s life or I)roperty from peril or threat

(2) Licensed to carry firearms under section 6109 (relating to licenses) or is exempt from licensing under section 610~(b) (relating to firearms not to be carried without a license).

(Chgd. by L1995, Spec. Sess. 1, Act 17(2), eff. 10/11/95)