El Monte Municipal Code Ch. 9.28 Weapons

For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and phrases shall be construed as follows, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended:

"Air gun" means any object capable of discharging or projecting any missile by the force of compressed air or gas, including but not limited to: air rifle, BB gun, peashooter, blowgun, pellet gun, pellet rifle, paintball gun, or any other similar device capable of inflicting injury to person or damage to property.

"Firearm" means any object capable of discharging or projecting any missile by the force of any explosion or other form of combustion, including but not limited to: shotgun, rifle, pistol, revolved, target pistol, target gun, tommy gun, spring gun, wham-o gun, or any other similar device capable of inflicting injury to person or damage to property.

"Harmful device" means any object capable of discharging or projecting any missile by physical force from muscle power or mechanical device, including but not limited to: sling, slingshot, catapult, crossbow, longbow or any other similar device capable of inflicting injury to person or damage to property.

"Knife" means any instrument used for cutting consisting of a sharp-edged metal blade over two (2) inches in length and provided with a handle, including but not limited to: springback knife, fixed or locking blade knife, scalpel, kitchen knife, hunting knife, bayonet, sickle, hatchet, ax or any other similar device.

(Prior code §§ 4250—4250.4)

(Ord. No. 2788, § 1, 3-20-2012)

No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall own or possess any fireams. No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall wear, display, brandish or carry a firearm, a knife, an air gun or harmful device on public property in the city except in a bona fide transportation of said object from one private premises to another provided that during such transport said object is not readily useable by virtue of its being dismantled, unstrung or otherwise enclosed in a carrying case or similar container.

(Prior code § 4251)

No parent, guardian, custodian or person in charge of any person under eighteen (18) years of age shall permit any such person under the age of eighteen (18) years to own, possess or use any firearm.

(Prior code § 4252)

No person shall sell, exchange, give, deliver, transport or loan any firearm to any person under eighteen (18) years of age.

(Prior code § 4253)

A. No person shall fire, discharge, shoot or use any firearm in the city except in the performance of official duty or in the lawful defense of person or property. No person shall fire, discharge, shoot or use any air gun or harmful device on any public property or on any private property from where any missile is discharged or projected from said private property onto any public property or any other private property except in the lawful defense of person or property.

B. Exception. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the possession or use of firearms, air guns, or harmful devices in bona fide shooting galleries or other facilities licensed by the city and operated in accordance with all regulations applicable thereto nor to the possession or use of firearms, air guns or harmful devices by members of organizations or students of educational institutions authorized to give instruction in the use of such devices or by clients of businesses engaged in the sale, or repair of such devices while such devices are being used in conjunction with the regular business of such organization, institution or business; nor to the possession of firearms at the place of employment by a bona fide employee of a merchant while such possession is necessary in the usual course of such employment; nor to any other possession of firearms specifically authorized by law.

(Prior code §§ 4254, 4255)