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Title 10 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE

El Cerrito Municipal Code Ch. 10.80 Weapons—use and Sale

El Cerrito Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · El Cerrito

Cite as: El Cerrito Municipal Code Chapter 10.80 · Text as of 2026-10-04

10.80.010 - Firearms—Discharge.

It is unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm, gun, rifle or other device discharging by the use of powder, air or spring, any bullet or shot of any kind, or any sling or slingshot, bow and arrow (other than toy bow and arrow), bow gun or blowgun, in the city, except in shooting galleries and on ranges which have been approved by the council; provided, that this chapter shall not apply to peace officers acting within the scope of their official duties, or to workers using recognized tools in the course and scope of their occupation, or to persons using such device in the protection of themselves or other persons from assault.

(Ord. 92-4 Div. 2 (part), 1992.)

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10.80.020 - Firearms—Minors.

It is unlawful for any person to sell to any minor, or to allow any minor in the city to carry explosive ammunition or any firearm, gun, rifle or other device discharging by the use of powder, air or spring, any bullet or shot of any kind, or any slingshot, bow and arrow (other than toy bow and arrow), bow gun or blow gun, except when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the use of such firearms, ammunition, or other instruments, by minors in shooting galleries, or on ranges which have been approved by the council.

(Ord. 92-4 Div. 2 (part), 1992.)

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