Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession within the city, or fire or discharge, or cause to be fired or discharged within the city, any firearm, cannon, fireworks (as classified in accordance with Title 19, California Code of Regulations, Division 1, Chapter 6), gun, pistol, revolver, anvil, firecracker or explosive of similar nature, rifle, air rifle, air gun, BB gun or pellet gun.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any parent, guardian or person having the care, custody or control of any minor to permit such minor to have in his or her possession within this city, or to fire or discharge, or cause to be fired or discharged, within this city, any firearm, cannon, fireworks (as classified in accordance with Title 19, California Code of Regulations, Division 1, Chapter 6), gun, pistol, revolver, anvil, firecracker or explosive of similar nature, rifle, air rifle, air gun, BB gun or pellet gun, all referred to in Section 10.48.020 as firearms.
Safe storage of firearms in a residence required: except when carried on the person, during use for cleaning and maintenance, or during use for lawful self defense, no person shall keep a firearm, as defined in California Penal Code Section 16520, in any residence unless the firearm is stored in a locked container or disabled with a trigger lock or similar mechanism appearing on the California Department of Justice's roster of approved firearm safety devices. Violations of this safe storage requirement shall be enforced under Chapter 1.14 of this code. A suspected violation of this safe storage requirement shall not, on its own, constitute probable cause for entry into a residence by city personnel.
(1941 Code § 1305, Ord. 603, (1955); Ord. 1891 § 1, (2013); Ord. 1968 § 1, (2019))
The provisions of Section 10.48.010 as to the use of any firearms or fireworks mentioned therein shall not apply to any of the following cases:
(a) 
To police, peace officers or persons in military service in the discharge of their duties and using reasonable care;
(b) 
To persons using firearms in necessary self defense;
(c) 
To the possession of such firearms for keeping at the place of residence or business of the person otherwise in lawful possession thereof, or while traveling to or from a legal firing, shooting or target range or hunting ground;
(d) 
To the discharging or firing of such firearms or causing them to be discharged or fired, at a legal firing, shooting or target range or hunting ground;
(e) 
To cannon or anvils discharged upon occasions of public parades, processions or other public gatherings, after a permit is first obtained from the council pursuant to Section 10.44.030 of this code.
All acts done under the provisions of subsection (e) shall be performed in a careful manner, and the permit granted by the council shall not exempt the permittee from any liability for damage done under such permit to person or property;
(f) 
Public displays of fireworks after prior approval by the city council and issuance of a fire permit by the fire department.
(1941 Code § 1306, Ord. 603, (1955); Ord. 1891 § 1, (2013))
It is unlawful for any person to make use of or have in his or her possession any slingshot or other instrument or device by which missiles of any kind or description are hurled or projected; or in any manner use the same to the danger or annoyance of any person or injury of any property.
(1941 § 1307, Ord. 603, (1955); Ord. 1891 § 1, (2013))
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to prohibit any person from shooting in a licensed shooting gallery.
(1941 Code § 1308, Ord. 603, (1955); Ord. 1891 § 1, (2013))
(a) 
It is unlawful for any person to sell, give, or loan to any person under the age of 18 years any device or instrument capable of launching a non-metallic projectile by or from such a device or instrument with a muzzle or exit velocity of 100 feet per second or faster by any means other than combustion.
(b) 
This section does not apply to the transfer of such a device or instrument to a minor by the minor's parent or legal guardian.
(Ord. 1712 § 2, (2003); Ord. 1891 § 1, (2013))
Fire department or police department representatives may seize, remove or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored or held in violation of this code.
(Ord. 1891 § 1, (2013))