Alhambra Municipal Code Ch. 9.92 Weapons

Section

Statutory reference:

For further provisions concerning deadly weapons, see Cal. Penal Code § 12001

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to sell, exchange, give, loan or furnish to any person under 18 years of age any slingshot or sling device having a rubber band more than €-inch in width, or any airgun, spring gun, blow gun, BB gun, pellet gun or similar device designed or intended to discharge any shot or other deadly or dangerous missile.

(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any airgun, spring gun, blow gun, BB gun, pellet gun or similar device within the city. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the manufacturing, testing and sale of any of the articles mentioned in this section at wholesale by any person in the city; nor the sale by mail order sales of any of the articles mentioned in this section to persons residing outside the corporate limits of the city.

('86 Code, § 9.92.010) (Ord. 2642, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 1.12.010

It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm within the city, not in necessary self-defense or in the per-formance of an official duty.

('86 Code, § 9.92.020) (Ord. 2642, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 1.12.010

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, exchange, give, loan or furnish to any person under 18 years of age, any springback knife, gun, revolver, pistol, or firearm of any description which discharges or propels any missile; or any crossbow or bow more than three feet in length; or any metal or pointed tipped arrows; or any ammunition, cartridge or shell; or any other device containing any explosive substance designed and intended for use in any of the weapons enumerated herein.

(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the manufacturing, testing and sale of any of the articles mentioned in this section at wholesale by any person in the city; nor the sale by mail order sales of any of the articles mentioned in this section to persons residing outside the corporate limits of the city.

('86 Code, § 9.92.030) (Ord. 2642, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 1.12.010

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to use a crossbow of any type, or to use a bow more than three feet in length, or metal or pointed tipped arrows, not in necessary self-defense or in the performance of an official duty.

(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of bows and arrows in the teaching of the art of archery by the city schools, parochial or private schools, or by the Department of Parks and Recreation, as part of their regular program.

('86 Code, § 9.92.040) (Ord. 2642, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 1.12.010

(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. Any gun, rifle, pistol, or any other firearm as defined in Cal. Penal Code § 16520, as may be amended from time to time.

(2) LOCKED CONTAINER. A locked container as defined in Penal Code § 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. 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 Cal. Penal Code § 23635.

(4) RESIDENCE. 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 Cal. Penal Code § 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 48 hours of the time the person suspected or knew that the firearm had been stolen or lost, if:

(1) The person who owns or possessed the stolen or lost firearm resides in the city; or

(2) The theft or loss of the firearm occurred in the city.

(Ord. 4819, passed 10-9-23)