Lompoc Municipal Code Ch. 5.72 Concealable Firearms Retail Sales Licenses

A. The ordinance codified in this Chapter is adopted to comply with the requirements of Section 12071 and related sections of the California Penal Code.

B. Applications to sell at retail, within the City, pistols, revolvers and other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person, shall be made to the City Clerk. Each application shall include a ten-dollar fee. The fee is not refundable in the event the license is not issued. The City Clerk shall issue the license, after receiving the approval of the Chief of Police.

C.

1. The City Clerk shall forward the application to the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall do the following:

a. Determine whether the applicant has possession of necessary valid State and Federal firearms licenses or permits;

b. Determine whether or not the applicant comes within the provisions of Penal Code Section 12021, has a history of violent crimes other than felonies, or has a history of mental disorder.

2. If the Chief of Police determines that the applicant has requisite necessary licenses and does not have a history of violent crimes, a history of mental disorder, and is not a felon or narcotic addict within a meaning of Penal Code Section 12021, then he or she shall approve the issuance of the license, and forward his or her approval to the City Clerk; otherwise he or she shall disapprove the license and forward the disapproval to the City Clerk.

D. Upon receiving approval of the Chief of Police, the City Clerk shall issue the license. The license shall contain the conditions in Section 12071 of the Penal Code.

E. The license shall be effective for one year from its date of issuance and shall be renewable as provided in this Section for original issuance.

F. Any applicant or licensee may appeal a refusal to issue a license pursuant to Section 5.08.190.

(Prior code § 1125)