Skip to content

Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE

Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 9.52 Firearms

Long Beach Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Long Beach

Cite as: Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 9.52 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Footnotes:

--- (8) ---

State Law reference— Provisions on weapons and minors, Pen. C. §§ 12550—12552.

9.52.010 - Sale of ammunition prohibited.

No person as principal, agent or otherwise, shall sell, exchange, give or loan any BB shot, pellet, or other missile designed or intended for use in any spring gun, air gun, air pistol or other pistol or gun, or any cartridge, shell or other device containing any explosive and designed or intended for use in any gun, revolver, pistol, or firearm of any description to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.

(Prior code § 4180.5)

Exceptions & meaning →

9.52.020 - Possession prohibited.

No person, as principal, agent or otherwise, under the age of eighteen (18) years, shall have in his or her possession, care, custody or control, any gun, revolver, pistol, spring gun, air gun or firearm of any description, or any cartridge, shell or other device containing any explosive, and designed or intended for use in any gun, revolver, pistol or firearm of any description, or any explosive ammunition of any description whatsoever.

(Prior code § 4180.7)

Exceptions & meaning →

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code
▸Contents — Long Beach Municipal Code

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.