Moorpark Municipal Code Ch. 9.24 Weapons

A. No person shall fire, shoot or discharge within the limits of the city any gun, rifle, pistol or any spring gun, spring rifle or spring pistol, or any carbon dioxide or other gas-operated gun, rifle or pistol.

B. The discharge of such guns, rifles or pistols includes blank ammunition and/or the discharge of a muzzle loader having a powder charge.

(Ord. 19 § 2, 1983)

A. The provisions of Section 9.24.020 of this chapter shall not apply to:

1. A peace officer in the performance of his or her duty; or

2. Any person while lawfully defending life or property, including the destruction of injured animals or any predatory or dangerous animals; or

3. Any person while shooting in a municipally licensed or municipally owned or operated shooting gallery or pistol or target range; or

4. The discharge of blank ammunition in a starting gun during an athletic event; or

5. Any person or persons while shooting firearms as a part of a "special event" and who has obtained a permit from the city manager or his or her designee.

a. A "special event" includes a parade, the filming of a motion picture or television program, and the like; and

b. The city manager shall not grant the permit until the county sheriff or his or her designee and the county fire chief or his or her designee have approved the special event; and

c. The permit shall contain a time limit, not to exceed 60 days.

B. There shall be no fee for any permit required by this section.

C. The city manager or his or her designee shall implement rules and regulations pertaining to the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, grounds for approval, duration and revocation of permits.

D. Any person who has been denied a permit under this section may appeal such denial to the city council by filing with the city clerk a written notice of appeal within 10 calendar days of the date of denial.

(Ord. 19 § 2, 1983; Ord. 65 § 1, 1986; Ord. 363 § 1, 2007)

A. If the person shooting or discharging under Sections 9.24.010 and 9.24.020 of this chapter is a minor, then he or she shall be supervised by an adult person who is present when the minor is shooting or discharging.

B. No minor shall possess in any public place any gun, rifle or pistol as described in Sections 9.24.010 and 9.24.020 of this chapter, except as follows:

1. When such minor is in the immediate charge and supervision of a parent, guardian, or adult person having the responsibility for the conduct of such minor, regardless of whether the gun, rifle or pistol is capable of being immediately discharged or whether it is unloaded or in a dismantled or take-down condition or completely wrapped or in a carrying case made for the purposes of carrying such firearm; or

2. When such minor is engaged in marksmanship training or firearm safety training at an established range or shooting area, as provided and regulated in Sections 9.24.010 and 9.24.020 of this chapter, under the supervision of a competent adult instructor.

(Ord. 19 § 2, 1983)