A. 
No person shall keep a firearm (as defined in California Penal Code Section 16520, as amended from time to time) in any residence in Union City, owned or controlled by that person unless the firearm is stored in a locked container (as defined in California Penal Code Section 16850, as amended from time to time) or the firearm is disabled with a safety device listed on the California Department of Justice's roster of firearm safety devices (as defined in the California Penal Code Sections 16540 and 23635, as amended from time to time).
B. 
Exceptions:
1. 
Subsection (A) does not apply when a firearm is carried on the person of, or is otherwise in the immediate control and possession of, an individual in accordance with applicable local, State, and/or Federal laws.
2. 
Subsection (A) does not apply when a firearm is carried on the person of, or is otherwise in the immediate control and possession of a peace officer (as defined in California Penal Code Sections 830 et. seq., as amended from time to time).
3. 
To encourage reporting of lost or stolen firearms (as defined in California Penal Code section 16520, as amended from time to time), a person who complies with California Penal Code Section 25250 by reporting the loss or theft of a firearm they own or possess to a local law enforcement agency within five days from the time they knew or reasonably should have known the firearm had been lost or stolen shall not be prosecuted for violation of subsection (A).
C. 
It is not the intention of this section to regulate any conduct if the regulation of such conduct has been preempted by State or Federal law.
(Ord. 902-22 § 2, 2022)