[Adopted 3-24-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998 (Ch. 72 of the 1991
Code)]
The Common Council, in order to assure the proper protection,
health, safety and welfare of persons lawfully in the public buildings
of the City of Fulton and in order to ensure the performance of essential
governmental functions by City employees without threat or intimidation
to such employees or others, finds it to be in the public interest
to prohibit the open display or transport of any weapon in certain
public buildings of the City of Fulton.
When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
having the meanings herein ascribed to them:
Any person, except a police officer, sheriff or deputy sheriff,
peace officer, or security officer when authorized by the City of
Fulton.[1]
The actual, physical or constructive possession of a weapon
by any person, except where such possession is for the specific purpose
of contemporaneously surrendering such weapon to a police officer
or where such possession is authorized, in writing, by a special permit
issued by the Chief of Police.
[Added 8-2-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
The following buildings or property owned, occupied or operated
by the City of Fulton:
Municipal Building.
Community Center.
War Memorial.
Fulton Public Library.
Fulton Waterworks facility.
Department of Public Works facility.
Fulton Water Department facility.
Community Development Agency.
Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Fire Department facilities.
[Added 5-1-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
Any firearm, electronic dart gun, gravity knife, switchblade
knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, metal knuckles, chuka
stick, sandclub, slungshot, dagger, dangerous knife, dirk, razor,
stiletto, imitation pistol or any other dangerous or deadly instrument
or weapon.
[1]
Editor's Note: The definition of "openly carry or display,"
which immediately preceded this definition, was repealed 8-2-2005
by L.L. No. 1-2005.
A.
No person shall possess any weapon in any public building as those
terms are defined herein.
[Amended 8-2-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
B.
No person who possesses a weapon in any public building shall refuse
to surrender such weapon at the request of a police officer, sheriff
or deputy sheriff or duly authorized security officer of the City
of Fulton. Any otherwise legally possessed weapon so surrendered shall
be returned to such person upon his or her departure from the public
building or place.
[Amended 8-2-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
C.
Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to authorize the
possession of any weapon, the possession of which is made unlawful
by any other law, statute, ordinance or resolution.
D.
Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to prohibit the
possession of any weapon, otherwise lawful, except under the circumstances
herein specified.
[Added 8-2-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to promulgate the criteria and any rules and regulations to carry out the permitting process referred to in § 456-9 herein.
