Inglewood Municipal Code § 5-19 Discharge of Firearm Prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge within this City any gun, pistol or other firearm or any air gun or spring gun or pistol; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to prohibit the discharge of a firearm at a municipally operated or privately operated and licensed pistol or rifle range or to prohibit the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer in the course of his duties.

(Ord. 93-29 12-14-93)

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, exchange, give or loan to any person under eighteen years of age, any spring-blade knife, gun, revolver, pistol or firearm of any description or any spring or air gun or other device designed to intended to discharge any B-B shot, shot or other deadly or dangerous missile, or any ammunition, cartridge, shell or other device, whether containing any explosive substance or not, whether designed or intended for use in any weapons enumerated herein or not.

It shall be unlawful for any person under eighteen years of age to have in his possession, care, custody or control, any weapon or article designated in Section 5-19.1.

Every person who, except in self defense, in the presence of any other person, draws, exhibits or brandishes a replica firearm or who simulates a firearm in a rude, angry and threatening manner, or who in any manner, unlawfully uses the same in any fight or quarrel and causes the victim to reasonably believe that the person is actually in possession of an operable firearm is guilty of misdemeanor.

As used in this Section, the term replica firearm shall include any device or object made of plastic, wood, metal or any other material which is a facsimile or toy version of, or is otherwise recognizable as, a pistol, revolver, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, rifle, machine gun, rocket launcher, or any other firearm as that term is used under the provisions of Sections 12001, 12001.5, 12020(d)(1), and 12570 of the State Penal Code.

The term firearm shall be the same as the meaning of that term under the State Dangerous Weapons Control laws and shall include air rifles, pellet guns or BB guns.

(Ord. 87-25 9-29-87)

It shall be unlawful for any firearms dealer licensed to sell firearms or any individual, gun store, firm or corporation licensed to sell firearms ammunition to fail to comply with the following provisions:

(a) Definitions.

"Firearm ammunition"

as used in this Section, shall include any ammunition for use in pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, or any other device designed to be used as a weapon from which is expelled a projectile by the force of explosion or other form of combustion.

"Vendor"

shall mean any individual, gun store, firm or corporation having a business license to sell ammunition.

(b) Holiday Ammunition Sales. Except as specified in subsections (1), (2), and (3) hereafter, and with the specific exception that a duly licensed firing range, as provided under subparagraph (a)(2) above, shall be excused from the requirements of this subsection (b) parts (1) to (3), no person, including retail gun dealers, shall sell, give, lend or transfer ownership of any firearm ammunition during a period eight days prior to and including January 1st and July 4th each year.

(1) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the sale or transfer of ownership of firearm ammunition by a wholesale gun dealer to another wholesale gun dealer or by a wholesale gun dealer to a retail gun dealer, or of ammunition referred to in Section 12324 of the Penal Code Section of the State of California.

(2) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit sale to or acquisition by any person described in Section 12302 or 12322 of the Penal Code of the State of California.

(3) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the sale of any firearm ammunition when such sale is prohibited by Sections 12303, 12303.6, 12304 or 12321 of the Penal Code of the State of California.

(c) Record of Ammunition Sales. Every holder of a business license who sells ammunition shall maintain records pertaining to ammunition sales prescribed by this Chapter on the licensed premises and in the manner prescribed herein. The record shall show:

(1) The date of the transaction;

(2) The purchaser's name, address and date of birth;

(3) The purchaser's driver's license number or other identification and state where issued;

(4) The brand of ammunition purchased;

(5) The type and amount of ammunition purchased;

(6) The purchaser's signature; and

(7) The right thumb print of the purchaser or transferee on the form at the time of the purchase or transfer.

(d) Log of Ammunition Sales. The information required by subsection (c) of this Section shall be completed in the log book at the time of the purchase. Such information shall be recorded in the following format:

(1) The record shall be maintained in chronological order by date of sale of the ammunition, and shall be retained on the licensed premises of the business licensee for a period of two years following the date of the purchase of the ammunition.

(2) At the direction of the police chief or his designee, Inglewood police officers may enter the premises of any licensed vendor of ammunition during regular business hours for the purpose of examining or inspecting any record required by this Chapter.

(3) No person shall knowingly make a false entry in, or fail to make a required entry in, or fail to obtain the required thumb print, or fail to maintain in the required manner records prepared in accordance herewith. No person shall refuse to permit a police department employee to examine any record prepared in accordance with this Section during any inspection conducted pursuant to this Section, or refuse to permit the use of any record or information therefrom by the Inglewood police department.

(4) The requirements of this Section shall not apply to:

(i) Any person described in Section 12302 or Section 12322 of the Penal Code of the State of California;

(ii) Any off-duty peace officer who displays proper agency identification which identifies him or her as an active peace officer;

(iii) Any person who has been issued a permit to carry a concealed weapon under the authority of Section 12050 of the Code of the State of California;

(iv) Any security guard licensed under the authority of Section 12033 of the Code of the State of California;

(v) Any firearms dealer who has been issued a Federal Firearms License or a Certificate of Eligibility by the State of California.

(5) A violation of this Section shall constitute a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 98-22 10-13-98; Ord. 99-24 9-7-99; Ord. 99-37 12-14-99)

(a) No person shall sell or otherwise transfer to any other person a clip, magazine, belt, drum, feed strip or similar device which has a capacity of, or which can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than ten rounds of ammunition.

(b) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:

(1) The sale or transfer of such devices to any person described in Section 12302 or Section 12322 of the Penal Code of the State of California; or

(2) The sale or transfer of ownership of such device by a wholesale gun dealer to another wholesale gun dealer or by a wholesale gun dealer to a retail gun dealer; or

(3) Any entity or establishment engaged in the business of motion picture, television, video, theatrical, or re-enactment production, provided the clip, magazine, belt, drum, feed strip or similar device is used solely as a prop in the course of the motion picture, television, theatrical, or re-enactment production by an authorized agent or employee of the entity or establishment, and only if the entity or establishment properly secures such magazine, belt, drum, feed strip or similar device from unauthorized use; or

(4) Any Federal, state or local historical society, museum or institutional collection which is open to the public provided such magazine, belt, drum, feed strip or similar device is properly housed, secured from unauthorized handling and is unloaded.

(Ord. 98-22 10-13-98)

It shall be unlawful for any firearms dealer licensed to sell firearms or any individual, gun store, firm or corporation licensed to sell firearms to fail to comply with the following provision:

(a) Definition.

(1) The term trigger lock as used in this Section, shall mean a device which is designed to prevent the firearm from functioning and which is locked by a padlock, key lock, combination lock, or a similar locking device, that is reusable, and, when applied to the weapon, renders the weapon inoperable.

(b) Trigger locks required to be included in sale of firearms.

(Ord. 98-22 10-13-98)

All secondhand dealers, as that term is defined in Section 8-1.45, are prohibited from vending any weapon defined as a "Saturday Night Special" as that term is defined in Section 5-19.5.

(Ord. 98-22 10-13-98)

(a) The term "dealer" shall mean a retail firearms dealer licensed by the City of Inglewood.

(b) No person shall make application to a dealer, as provided in Section 12072 of the California Penal Code, to purchase a pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, herein referred to as "handgun," within thirty days of making a prior application for the purchase of a handgun within the state of California. In computing the thirty-day period, the date the application is made shall be counted as the first day.

(c) No dealer shall transfer the title of any handgun to any person whom the dealer knows has made application to purchase more than one handgun within the state of California within a thirty-day period prior thereto, nor shall any dealer process a handgun transaction between unlicensed parties pursuant to California Penal Code Section 12072 if the dealer knows that the one receiving the handgun has made application to purchase more than one handgun within the state of California within a thirty-day period prior thereto.

(d) No dealer shall transfer the title of any handgun to any person or process a handgun transaction between unlicensed parties pursuant to California Penal Code Section 12072 if the dealer prior to transfer has received notice from the California Department of Justice, herein referred to as the "DOJ," that DOJ has received an application for that person to purchase a handgun within the state of California within a thirty-day period prior thereto. For the purposes of this subsection, the date of application of purchase shall be the date the DOJ receives the dealer record of sale or receives the transmission of required information by any medium of communication authorized under state law.

(e) For the purposes of this Section, the redemption of a handgun pledged to a pawnbroker shall not be deemed the sale, purchase or transfer of title of that handgun. However, a dealer may not rely on this exemption unless the purchaser provides proof that the transaction was the redemption of a handgun pawned to a pawnbroker by the purchaser.

(f) Each dealer shall maintain records of each sale of a handgun to include the name of the purchaser, type of handgun, date of sale, and any other information required by the Chief of Police. Such records shall be maintained on the premises of the dealer for a period of not less than two years and shall be subject to inspection at any time during normal business hours.

(g) Each dealer shall post a sign in a conspicuous place with letters at least one inch high stating the obligations and restrictions of purchasers and dealers under this ordinance, pursuant to direction by the Chief of Police.

(h) The dealer shall require the purchaser, at the time of application for purchase, to indicate on a form prescribed by the Chief of Police, whether he or she has or has not made an application for the purchase of a handgun within the last thirty days, and which if any of the exemptions set forth in subsection (i) of this Section is applicable to the purchaser. If any of the exemptions is checked, the restrictions of this Section shall not apply, provided all necessary information is supplied to the dealer. The form shall be signed by the purchaser under penalty of perjury. Such form shall be maintained on the premises of the dealer for a period of not less than two years from the date of signing and shall be subject to inspection at any time during normal business hours.

(i) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the following:

(1) Any person who is licensed to sell firearms pursuant to Article 4, commencing with Section 12070, of the Penal Code of the state of California.

(2) Any law enforcement agency.

(3) Any agency duly authorized to perform law enforcement duties.

(4) Any state or local correctional facility.

(5) Any private security company licensed to do business in the state of California.

(6) Any person who is properly identified as a full-time paid peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.4, or 830.5 of the Penal Code of the State of California, and who is authorized to, and does, carry a firearm during the course and scope of his or her employment as a peace officer.

(7) Any antique firearm, as defined in paragraph (16) of subsection (a) of Section 921 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

(8) Any person or entity who purchases firearms in a collector's series or a bulk purchase form an estate sale.

(9) Any motion picture, television, or video production company, or entertainment of theatrical company whose production involves the use of a handgun, and which secures such handgun from unauthorized use.

(10) Any person who is exempt from the waiting period in subdivision (c) of Section 12072 of the Penal Code of the state of California.

(11) Any person who is exempt from the provisions of subdivision (d) of Section 12072 of the Penal Code of the state of California.

(12) Any person or entity conducting a transaction through a law enforcement agency pursuant to Section 12084 of the Penal Code of the state of California.

(13) Any person or entity conducting a transaction described in subdivision (k) of Section 12078 of the Penal Code of the state of California.

(14) Any person who is licensed as a collector pursuant to Chapter 44, (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto, and who has a current certificate of eligibility issued to him or her by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 12071 of the Penal Code of the State of California.

(15) Any person or entity acquiring a handgun by bequest or intestate succession.

(16) Any person or entity replacing a single handgun where the handgun was lost or stolen, and the person reported that firearm lost or stolen to the Police Department or appropriate law enforcement agency and presents the dealer with evidence of such reporting.

(17) Any seller's exchange or replacement of a handgun for a handgun purchases from that seller within the thirty-day period immediately preceding the date of exchange or replacement.

(j) Violation of subsection (b) of this Section shall be punishable as an infraction subject to a fine of $50 for the first violation of that subsection, as an infraction subject to a fine of $100 for the second violation of the subsection and as a misdemeanor for the third or subsequent violations of that subsection. Each handgun applied for shall be deemed a separate violation.

(k) If any provision of this Section is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by decision of any court of competent jurisdiction within the state of California, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions and the City declares that it would have adopted the remaining provisions irrespective of the fact that a provision or provisions are declared invalid or unconstitutional.

(Ord. 99-15 6-22-99)