Pomona Municipal Code § 34-83 Abandonment of certain chests or boxes

(a) Any person who discharges, causes, permits or allows to be discharged any firearm, simulated firearm, airgun, air pistol or slungshot is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, however, that this section shall not include nor apply to the following:

(1) Peace officers when acting in line of duty.

(2) Members of the armed forces of the United States or national guard, while acting in the line of duty.

(3) Persons exercising their rights of self-defense or defense of others.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section may be waived when it appears, following a complete investigation by the chief of police, that a person proposes to make a legitimate use of firearms for purposes of supervised competition and related uses: provided, however, that any person proposing any such use of firearms within the city shall first make application to the chief of police for a permit therefor. The chief of police may issue a permit to any person proposing to use firearms for purposes consistent with this subsection, provided a careful investigation discloses that such use will be consistent with the public health and safety. When a permit is issued to a person for the use of firearms within the city, such use, at all times, shall be subject to regulations laid down by the chief of police. No person shall be issued a permit pursuant to this subsection until such time as the chief of police has established regulations pertaining to the use of firearms to be made by such person. Any violation of regulations established by the chief of police in connection with the use of firearms shall be cause for immediate revocation of any permit issued in accordance with this subsection.

(Code 1959, §§ 10-1, 10-2; Ord. No. 908, § 226; Ord. No. 1388)

State Law reference— Firearms, Penal Code § 12000 et seq.

(a) The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Ammunition means projectiles expelled by force of an explosion, for use in pistols and revolvers, as defined in Penal Code § 12001, notwithstanding that the ammunition may also be used in rifles.

Vendor means any individual, gun store, retail or department store, gun show participant, firm or corporation engaged in the sale of ammunition.

(b) Every vendor shall maintain records pertaining to ammunition sales prescribed by this section on the premises and in the manner prescribed in this section. The record shall show the following:

(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 the state where issued;

(4) The brand of ammunition purchased;

(5) The type and amount of ammunition purchased; and

(6) The purchaser's signature.

(c) The information required by subsection (b) of this section shall be completed in the log book at the time of the purchase.

(d) 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 licensee for a period of two years following the date of the purchase of the ammunition.

(e) At the direction of the police chief, 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 section.

(f) It is unlawful for any licensed vendor or person engaged in the retail sale of ammunition knowingly to make a false entry in or fail to make appropriate entry or fail to properly maintain any such record or refuse to exhibit the ammunition sales log to a police officer immediately upon request for such inspection.

(Code 1959, § 16-50.1—16-50.3; Ord. No. 3842, §§ 2, 3; Ord. No. 3883, §§ 1, 2)

State Law reference— Ammunition, Penal Code § 12320 et seq.

Every person who discards or abandons, in any place accessible to children, any chest or box having a capacity of 1½ cubic feet or more, with an attached lid or door which may be opened and fastened shut by means of an attached latch, or, being the owner, lessee or manager of such place, knowingly permits such abandoned or discarded chest or box to remain therein in such condition is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not prohibit or cover any act prohibited by Penal Code § 402b, which relates to refrigerators and iceboxes, or prohibited by any other state statute.

(Code 1959, § 16-1; Ord. No. 1228, § 1)