Guadalupe Municipal Code Ch. 9.16 Weapons

It is unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm, gun or rifle, or other gun or device discharging by the use of powder, air or springs any bullet or shot of any kind, or any sling or slingshot, in the City, except in shooting galleries and on pistol and rifle ranges, the locations of which have been approved by the Council; provided, that this chapter shall not apply to police officers acting within the scope of their official duties; and provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the discharge of a firearm by any person for the purpose of protecting or in the defense of person or his or her home.

(Ord. 66 §1, 1959)

It is unlawful for any person to sell to any minor in the City, or to allow any such minor, or for any minor to carry (unless in a suitable case or securely wrapped), any firearm, gun or rifle, or other gun or device discharging by the use of powder, air or springs any bullet or shot of any kind, or to carry any sling or slingshot, except when accompanied by parent or legal guardian; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the possession of such firearms or other such instruments by such minors in bona fide shooting galleries, or on pistol and rifle ranges, the locations of which have been approved by the Council.

(Ord. 66 §2, 1959)

Any person guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or performing any act declared by this chapter to be unlawful, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine and/or imprisonment in accordance with the general penalty provision then in effect in the City, pursuant to Chapter 1.08 of this code, as amended.

(Ord. 66 §3, 1959; Ord. 86-271 §16)