Paradise Municipal Code Ch. 5.05 Retail Firearms Sales Establishments

No person shall engage in the business of selling, leasing, transferring, advertising, offering or exposing for sale, lease or transfer, any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person unless he or she has been issued a license pursuant to this chapter.

As used in this chapter, engaging in the business of selling, leasing or transferring any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person does not include any of the following:

A. The sale, lease or transfer of any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person by a person acting pursuant to a court order under the Enforcement of Judgments Law (Title 9 (commencing with Section 680.010) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure) or by a person who liquidates a personal firearm collection to satisfy a court judgment;

B. The sale, lease or transfer of any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person by a person acting pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 12028 of the California Penal Code;

C. The sale, lease or transfer of any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person by a person who obtains title to the firearm by the intestate succession or by bequest, provided the person disposed of the firearm within sixty days of receipt of the firearm;

D. The infrequent sale, lease or transfer, offering, exposing for sale, lease or transfer, or advertising for sale, lease or transfer any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.

As used in this chapter "infrequent" means occasional without regularity; and in no event shall "infrequent" mean more than five transactions per calendar year. For these purposes, "transaction" means a single sale, lease or transfer of any number of rifles, shotguns, pistols, revolvers or other firearms capable of being concealed upon the person. (Ord. 204(part), 1991)

Every person engaged in the retail sales of firearms shall obtain a license to operate in the town and pay a license fee in advance as set by council resolution, payable to the administrative services department. Upon application being made, the administrative services department shall immediately refer the applicant and the application to the police department, and the police department shall either approve or disapprove of the granting of the license within thirty days. If the application is approved by the police department, the applicant shall furnish to the police department the name, age, sex, permanent address, prior felony convictions, if any, and other pertinent information required by the police department concerning each and every person who shall be employed by applicant in such business or take part therein, in any manner whatsoever, and the applicant shall keep any and all records of such business as required by the police department and shall submit copies thereof to the police department as may be required. (Ord. 204(part), 1991)

Any person violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 204(part), 1991)