The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
(1) “Ammunition”
means cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for use in any firearm.
(2) “Armor-piercing ammunition”(a) (b)
means:
A projectile or projectile core which may be used in a handgun and which is constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other substances) from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, or depleted uranium; or
A full-jacketed projectile larger than .22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25 percent of the total weight of the projectile.
(3) “Bump-fire stock”
means a butt stock designed to be attached to a semiautomatic firearm with the effect of increasing the rate of fire achievable with the semiautomatic firearm to that of a fully automatic firearm by using the energy from the recoil of the firearm to generate reciprocating action that facilitates repeated activation of the trigger.
(4) “Community building or facility”
includes but is not limited to: the Tulalip Tribal Community Center, the Hibulb Cultural Center, the Tulalip Administration Building, the Quil Ceda Village Administration Building, Tulalip Data Services, Tulalip gaming facilities, schools and educational institutions, Tulalip Tribes community cemeteries, the Tulalip Tribes Justice Center, any community parks, any Tribal community building housing the various departments performing community governmental functions, any building housing the various entities or businesses owned and operated by the Quil Ceda Village, the Tulalip Tribes or the Tulalip Economic Development Corporation, and any other building owned and controlled by the Tulalip Tribes or the Quil Ceda Village, not being lawfully used for a private residence. Any driveways, parking lots, or curtilage of any of these described buildings or facilities shall constitute a “community building or facility” for purposes of this chapter.
(5) “Community event”
means any event that is open to the public, or any community-sponsored event, or any event on the grounds of a community building or facility, including, but not limited to, the following: funerals, memorials, wakes, dances, parades, pow wows, Spee-Bi-Dah, First Salmon Ceremonies, Canoe Journeys, community sporting events, Fourth of July events, Thanksgiving events, Christmas or winter holiday events, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day events, and other cultural celebrations or events.
(6) “Dangerous weapon”
means a dirk, dagger, sword, or sword cane; a billy club, blackjack, or baton; a knife having a blade at least four inches long, double-bladed knife, switchblade knife, or knife which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device and which has a blade at least one and one-half inches long; a nonsafety-type razor; a throwing star, axe, or knife; knuckles made of any metal or other hard substance; or a device, including a nunchaku or chako stick, designed primarily as a weapon and consisting of two or more lengths of wood, metal, plastic, or similar substance connected by wire, rope, chain, or other means so as to allow free movement of a portion of the device while held in the hand and capable of being rotated in such a manner as to inflict injury upon a person by striking.
(7) “Deadly weapon”
means anything that is designed for lethal use. The term includes a firearm.
(9) “Destructive device”(a) (b) (c) (d)
means:
Any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas, including but not limited to any:
Any type of weapon by whatever name known that will, or that may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter; or
The term “destructive device” shall not include any device which is neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon; any device, although originally designed for use as a weapon, which is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line throwing, safety, or similar device; or any other device that is not likely to be used as a weapon or is an antique. “Destructive device” does not include fireworks that are not prohibited by Chapter 10.25 TTC, Fireworks.
(10) “Explosive”
means any dynamite, nitroglycerin, black powder, or other similar explosive material, including plastic explosives. “Explosive” does not include ammunition or ammunition components such as primers, percussion caps, smokeless powder, black powder and black powder substitutes used for hand-loading purposes. “Explosives” does not include fireworks that are not prohibited by Chapter 10.25 TTC, Fireworks.
(11) “Firearm”(a) (b) (c) (d)
means:
Any weapon (including a starter gun) which will, or is designed to, or may readily be converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive but does not include an antique firearm or any device that expels a projectile by means of compressed air;
The frame or receiver of any such weapon;
Any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or
Any destructive device.
(12) “Pistol”
means a firearm designed, made, and intended to fire a projectile from one or more barrels when held in one hand.
(13) “Prohibited possessor”(a) (i) (ii) (iii) (A) (B) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)
means a person who:
Is subject to a court order that:
Was issued after a hearing of which such person received actual notice, and at which such person had an opportunity to participate;
Restrains such person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child; and
Either:
Includes a finding that such person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of such intimate partner or child; or
By its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against such intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury;
Has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence;
Has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;
Has been adjudicated as a mental defective or who has been committed to a mental institution;
Is, at the time of possession, prohibited from possessing a firearm by a court order from any jurisdiction; or
Is subject to firearms disqualification under TTC § 4.25.560.
The term “prohibited possessor” shall not include a person who would be a prohibited possessor solely by reason of a conviction, judgment, or adjudication from another jurisdiction which has been expunged or set aside, or when that person has had their right to possess a firearm restored by that jurisdiction.
(14) “Prohibited weapon”(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (i) (ii) (iii)
includes the following:
Armor-piercing ammunition;
A firearm that is defaced;
A destructive device;
A firearm muffler, firearm silencer, or any device that is designed, made, or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm;
A firearm that is capable of shooting more than one shot automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger;
A short-barreled shotgun, a short-barreled rifle, or rifle with a barrel length of less than 16 inches, or shotgun with a barrel length of less than 18 inches, or any firearm that is made from a rifle or shotgun and that, as modified, has an overall length of less than 26 inches;
A breakable container that contains a flammable liquid with a flash point of 150 degrees Fahrenheit or less and that has a wick or similar device capable of being ignited;
A chemical or combination of chemicals, compounds or materials, including dry ice, that is possessed or manufactured for the purpose of generating a gas to cause a mechanical failure, rupture or bursting or an explosion or detonation of the chemical or combination of chemicals, compounds or materials;
A bump-fire stock;
An improvised explosive device; or
The term “prohibited weapon” does not include the following:
Any fireworks that are not prohibited by Chapter 10.25 TTC, Fireworks;
Any propellant, propellant-actuated devices or propellant-actuated industrial tools that are manufactured, imported or distributed for their intended purposes; or
A device that is commercially manufactured primarily for the purpose of illumination.
(15) “Rifle”
means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of an explosive to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.
(16) “Short-barreled rifle”
means a rifle having one or more barrels less than 16 inches in length and any weapon made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such weapon, as modified, has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
(17) “Short-barreled shotgun”
means a shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length and any weapon made from a shotgun (whether by alteration, modification or otherwise) if such a weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
(18) “Shotgun”
means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of an explosive to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger.
(19) “Trafficking”
means to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense or otherwise dispose of a weapon or explosive to another person, or to buy, receive, possess or obtain control of a weapon or explosive, with the intent to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense or otherwise dispose of the weapon or explosive to another person.
(Res. 2018-325; Res. 2019-003)