City of Industry Municipal Code Ch. 9.56 Possession of Weapons by Minors

Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.56.040, it is unlawful in the city, for any person, firm, or corporation, to sell, give, loan, or in any way furnish, or to cause or permit to be sold, given, loaned, or in any way furnished, to any person under the age of eighteen years any gun, revolver, pistol, firearm, spring gun, air gun, sling, slingshot, or device, designed or intended to discharge, or capable of discharging, any dangerous missile.

(Ord. 17 § 1, 1957)

Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.56.040, it is unlawful in the city, for any person, firm, or corporation, to sell, give, loan, or in any way furnish, or to cause or permit to be sold, given, loaned, or in any way furnished to any person under the age of eighteen years, any cartridge, shell, ammunition, or device containing any explosive substance, designed or intended to be used in or fired from any gun, revolver, pistol or firearm.

(Ord. 17 § 2, 1957)

Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.56.040, it is unlawful in the city, for any person under the age of eighteen years to fire, discharge., shoot, or operate, or to assist or participate in the firing, discharging, shooting, or operating, or to have in his or her possession, care, custody, or control any gun, revolver, pistol, firearm, spring gun, air gun, sling, slingshot, or device designed or intended to discharge, or capable of discharging, any dangerous missile, or any cartridge, shell, ammunition, or device containing any explosive substance designed or intended to be used in or fired from any gun, revolver, pistol, or firearm.

(Ord. 17 § 3, 1957)

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed or construed to prohibit in the city, the selling, giving, loaning, or furnishing to any person under the age of eighteen years, upon the written consent of the parent or guardian of such person, any article mentioned in Sections 9.56.010 and 9.56.020; nor to prohibit any such person under the age of eighteen years from having in his or her possession, care, custody or control any article mentioned in Section 9.56.030 in the event that such possession, care, custody, or control of such article is had with the consent of the parent or guardian of such person and is under the direct supervision and control of some adult person; nor to prohibit any such person under the age of eighteen years from firing, discharging, shooting, or operating any article mentioned in Section 9.56.030 when such person is accompanied by, and under the direct care and control of, some adult person and is engaged in hunting any wild game or predatory bird or animal which may be lawfully hunted and killed in the city, or is lawfully engaged in shooting at any inanimate target, or trapshooting device, while

(Ord. 17 § 4, 1957)

Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollarss or by imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 17 § 5, 1957)

VIII. Weapons