Escondido Municipal Code Div. 1 Generally

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to shoot or discharge any gun, pistol, rifle, or other firearm or weapon of any kind into or within the limits of this city, except within a shooting facility approved in accordance with the provisions of the Escondido Zoning Code.

(Code 1957, § 4031; Ord. No. 80-46, § 1, 7-23-80; Ord. No. 86-18, § 9, 2-19-86)

The sale and use of gunpowder or explosives and combinations of chlorate of potash and sulphur or similar compounds for celebration purposes is hereby prohibited.

(Code 1957, § 4235)

No person shall exchange, barter, trade or sell firearms or explosives at a swap meet.

(Code 1957, § 2365)

**Editor's Note—**Section 17-70, pertaining to provision of safe firearm storage devices, has been deleted in view of Penal Code Section 12088.1, approved at election on July 17, 2002.

A firearms dealer who has fully complied with the provisions of this section relating to trigger locking or similar devices shall not be presumed to have made any representation to the transferee regarding the safety or appropriateness of the use of the trigger locking or similar device, nor shall the firearms dealer be liable in any civil action brought against the firearms dealer, to the extent such liability would be based solely upon the act of furnishing the trigger locking or similar device to a person in compliance with this section.

(Ord. No. 98-08, § 1, 8-12-98)

(a) The provisions of section 17-70 shall not apply to temporary lending transactions in which the fire-arm does not leave the premises of the firearms dealer.

(b) The requirements of section 17-70 shall not apply to firearms that are curios or relics, as defined by federal law, Title 27 Code of Federal Regulations section 178.

(c) The requirements in section 17-70 shall not apply to firearms dealers when they are involved in private party transfers conducted pursuant to California Penal Code section 12082.

(Ord. No. 98-08, § 1, 8-12-98)

§ 17-73. through § 17-74. (Reserved)