City of Claremont, CA Weapons

Note: Prior history: Prior code §§ 24.3, 24.4.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.92.020, no person shall fire or discharge, or cause to be fired or discharged anywhere within the City, nor shall any parent, guardian, or person having the care, custody, or control of any minor permit such minor to fire or discharge, or cause to be fired or discharged anywhere within the City:

Any gun, rifle, pistol, or other firearm;

Any BB gun, pellet gun, or any air gun, paintball or airsoft gun, blow gun, spring gun or pistol or slingshot;

Any crossbow of any type, or any compound bow, or a bow of any length, or pointed or metal-tipped arrows;

Any instrument of any kind, character, or description which throws or projects bullets or missiles of any kind to any distance by means of elastic force or air;

Any explosive substance, such as dynamite, nitroglycerin, gun powder, or any such manufactured article within the City.

For purposes of this chapter, all of the above are considered weapons.

(14-07; 21-05)

§ 9.92.015 Possession of weapons with intent to shoot or hunt.

No person shall possess or carry in public any weapon identified in Section 9.92.010 with the intent to shoot or hunt within the City.

(90-14)

§ 9.92.020 Exemptions from provisions.

The prohibitions of this chapter shall not apply to any of the following:

To police, peace officers, or persons in military service using reasonable care in the discharge of their duties;

To persons using firearms in necessary self-defense;

To the use of bows and arrows in the teaching of the sport of archery by educational institutions or by the City's recreational department as part of its regular program;

To the discharging of firearms at a shooting range sponsored by the City police department or other law enforcement agency;

To the discharging of air powered or spring operated guns, or the use of simple bows, not exceeding three feet in length, with blunt or practice arrows, when the shooter and the projectile remain within a completely fenced residential yard, provided that the shooting is by an adult or under adult supervision.

(90-14; 12-01; 21-05)