No person shall give, sell or loan to any person under the age
of eighteen years, any firearm, spring gun, air rifle, sling shot
or ammunition.
(Prior code § 4233)
No person under the age of eighteen years, shall use or have
in his or her possession any firearm, spring gun, air rifle, sling
shot or ammunition within the city.
(Prior code § 4234)
No person shall, without first obtaining permission from the
city council, shoot or discharge any pistol, gun or other firearms,
not in necessary self defense, or in performance of official duty,
within the city, or use any police or watchman's whistle, except it
is necessary to call to his or her aid a peace officer.
(Prior code § 4245)
No person shall carry concealed upon his or her person or carry
within any vehicle which is under his or her control or direction,
any knife with a blade three inches or more in length, any snap-blade
or spring-blade knife regardless of length, any ice pick or similar
sharp stabbing tool, any straight-edge razor, or razor blade fitted
into a handle other than a handle designed for shaving, any spring
gun, any air gun, or any other cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapon
or device capable of inflicting grievous bodily harm. This section
shall not be deemed to prohibit the carrying of ordinary tools or
equipment in good faith for honest use, work, trade or business and
for the purposes for which such tools or equipment were designed.
(Prior code § 4248)
(a)
No
person may keep a firearm within any residence unless the firearm
is either: (1) stored in a locked container; or (2) disabled with
a trigger lock.
(1)
"Firearm" means any gun, rifle, pistol, or any other firearm as defined
in Penal Code Section 16520, as may be amended from time to time.
(2)
"Locked container" means a locked container as defined in Penal Code
Section 16850, as may be amended from time to time, and is listed
on the California Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms roster
of approved firearm safety devices.
(3)
"Trigger lock" means a trigger lock that is listed on the California
Department of Justice's roster of approved firearms safety devices
and that is identified as appropriate for that firearm by reference
to either the manufacturer and model of the firearm or to the physical
characteristics of the firearm that match those listed on the roster
for use with the device under Penal Code Section 23635.
(4)
"Residence" means any structure intended or used for human habitation,
including, without limitation, houses, apartments, condominiums, rooms,
in-law units, accessory dwelling units, motels, hotels, single-room
occupancy units, time-shares, mobile homes, and recreational and other
vehicles where human habitation occurs.
(b)
This
section 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, or federal laws.
(c)
This
section 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 Penal Code Section 830, et seq., as may be
amended from time to time).
(d)
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.
(e)
Any
person who owns or possesses a firearm must report the theft or loss
of the firearm to the police chief, or designee, within forty-eight
hours of the time the person suspected or knew that the firearm had
been stolen or lost, if:
(Ord. 2236 § 3, 2023)
