Burbank Municipal Code Art. 8 Regulation of Dangerous Firearms and Weapons

Any person engaging in the business of selling or otherwise transferring, or renting, or advertising for sale, or offering or exposing for sale or transfer or rental at retail, pistols, revolvers, or other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person, shall obtain the license required by Title 2, Chapter 1, Article 4, of the Penal Code of the State of California from the Community Development Department, the purpose of this section being to provide for the granting of the local license prescribed by Section 12071 and amendments thereto of said Penal Code. No license shall be issued by the Community

Development Department hereunder unless first approved by the Chief of Police, in writing. Said license shall be in form as prescribed by the Attorney General and subject to the conditions prescribed by Section 12071 and amendments thereto of the Penal Code of the State of California. [Formerly numbered Section 20-57; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 2194.]

No person shall sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, to any person without notifying the Chief of Police of the intended sale or transfer at least twenty four (24) hours before the transfer is made, giving the name and address of the transferor, a description of the firearm, and the name and address of the transferee. [Formerly numbered Section 20-58; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall fire, shoot or discharge any gun, rifle, pistol or other firearm, or any air gun, air rifle or air pistol, or any spring gun, spring rifle or spring pistol, or any carbon dioxide or other gas operated gun, rifle or pistol without first having obtained a permit from the Chief of Police so to do.

Any permit issued by the Chief of Police under this section shall state the purposes for which issued, time or times for shooting, and date of expiration. No permit shall be valid for a period in excess of seven (7) days.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to a peace officer in the performance of their duty, nor to any person:

A. While shooting in a municipally licensed or municipally owned or operated shooting gallery, pistol or target range; or

B. While shooting in any place or location approved, in writing, by the Chief of Police for target practice or shooting; or

C. While shooting in and as a part of an adult supervised training program or curriculum of any public or private school or club or association organized for instruction in the use of firearms; or

D. While lawfully defending life or property. [Formerly numbered Section 20-59; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person, except a peace officer, shall wear, or in any manner carry, concealed upon their person any loaded or unloaded gun, pistol or revolver, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon without having, at the same time, actually in their possession and upon their person, a permit so to do from the Chief of Police. Such permits shall be numbered, consecutively, in the order in which they are issued. No permit shall be granted for a longer period than one year. Each such permit shall be in a form prescribed by the Attorney General and shall state the name, occupation, residence, and business address of the applicant, their age, height, weight, color of eyes and hair; and reason for desiring a license to carry the weapon. Such license shall, in addition, contain a description of the weapon or weapons authorized to be carried, and if a firearm give the name of the manufacturer, the serial number and the caliber. No person shall be issued a permit under this section without paying the City a registration fee of three dollars ($3.00). [Formerly numbered Section 20-60; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

The Chief of Police shall keep a record of all licenses and permits issued under this article. [Formerly numbered Section 20-61; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

A. Definition: “Dangerous or deadly weapons” includes, but is not limited to: any dirk or dagger; any knife with a blade three inches (3") or more in length, and any snap blade or spring blade knife, regardless of the length of the blade; any ice pick or similar sharp stabbing tool; any straight edge razor or any razor blade fitted to a handle; any dangerous or deadly weapon within the meaning of any law of this State restricting the use thereof; and any cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapon or device capable of inflicting grievous bodily harm; and any firearm other than one carried pursuant to a valid permit, issued by a duly authorized governmental authority, or an ordinary rifle, shotgun, or handgun lawfully carried for purposes of hunting or other lawful sport. It shall not include an official Boy Scout knife or similar knife acquired for and used for the Boy Scouts of America program or Girl Scout program or any similar nationally recognized youth program.

B. Loitering with Concealed Weapon: No person shall, while carrying concealed upon their person any dangerous or deadly weapon, loaf or loiter upon any public street, sidewalk or alley or wander about from place to place with no lawful business to perform, or hide, lurk or loiter upon or about the premises of another.

C. Fighting with Concealed Weapon: No person shall, who has concealed upon their person or who has in their immediate physical possession any dangerous or deadly weapon, engage in any fight or participate in any rough or disorderly conduct upon any public place or way or upon the premises of another.

D. Loitering with Concealed Weapon Where Intoxicating Liquor Sold: No person shall, who has concealed upon their person any dangerous or deadly weapon, loiter about any place where intoxicating liquors are sold or any other place of public resort.

E. Carrying Weapon in Automobile; Exceptions: No person shall have in their possession, in any automobile, any dangerous or deadly weapon, but this restriction shall not be deemed to prohibit the carrying of ordinary tools or equipment carried in good faith for uses of honest work, trade or business, or for the purpose of legitimate sport or recreation. [Formerly numbered Section 20-62; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall sell, exchange, give or loan to any person under sixteen (16) years of age any ammunition, cartridge, shell, pellets, BB shot, shot or other missile designed for use in any firearm or spring or air gun or gas operated gun of any description. Shooting galleries and ranges may furnish ammunition to persons under sixteen (16) years of age to be expended at the gallery or range under the supervision of a responsible adult, provided the parent or guardian personally appears and consents in writing. [Formerly numbered Section 20-63; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

A. No person under sixteen (16) years of age shall have in their possession any firearm, spring gun, air gun or gas operated gun, or ammunition for such weapons.

This section shall not apply to a minor under the age of sixteen (16) years when engaged in shooting as provided for in Section 5-3-803 of this article, or when traveling to and from any of the places mentioned in subsections 5-3-803A, B. and C of this article for the purposes of shooting.

B. Other Dangerous Devices: No person under sixteen (16) years of age shall have in their possession any other device not mentioned in subsection A of this section capable of discharging a dangerous or deadly missile unless engaged in shooting or practicing at a location designated for such purpose by the Chief of Police, or when traveling to or from any such location, or when defending life or property.

C. Applicability: The preceding subsections A and B of this section shall be applicable to minors between sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years of age, in possession of the items mentioned therein, without the consent of a parent or legal guardian. [Formerly numbered Section 20-64; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]