Cupertino Municipal Code Ch. 10.76 Firearms Permit\

* For statutory provisions regarding dangerous weapons, see Penal Code §§ 12000 et seq.

No person shall shoot or discharge any gun, pistol or other firearms or any air-gun or pistol or spring-gun or pistol, not in necessary self-defense or in the performance of official duty, without first having obtained a written permit from the Chief of Police or other officer designated by him. The Chief of Police shall issue a permit to shoot or discharge any such gun, pistol or firearm only when he finds that the proposed use thereof will not endanger life or property. The Chief of Police may issue such written permit subject to such reasonable conditions as he finds will reduce or eliminate hazard to life or property. It is unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any such gun, pistol or firearm contrary to the provisions of this section or contrary to the conditions of such written permit.

(Ord. 166, § 1, 1962)

Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1.12.

(Ord. 1731, (part), 1996; Ord. 1179, § 2 (part), 1982; Ord. 166, § 5, 1961)