Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 4 — Public Welfare›Chapter 4-14 — FIREARMS
San Leandro Municipal Code Art. 3 Requirement that Firearms Dealers Sell or Provide Trigger Locks or Similar…
San Leandro Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Leandro
Cite as: San Leandro Municipal Code Article 3 · Text as of 2026-10-04
(Legislative History: Ordinance No. 96-011, 9/3/96 (Sections 4-14-300 — 4-14-330))
§ 4-14-300. DEFINITIONS.¶
The following words and phrases, whenever used in this Article, shall be construed as defined in this section:
Firearm.
"Firearm" shall mean any device, designed to be used as a weapon or modified to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel a projectile by the force of an explosion or other form of combustion.
Firearms Dealer.
"Firearms dealer" shall mean a person engaged in the business of selling, transferring, or leasing, or advertising for sale, transfer, or lease, or offering or exposing for sale, transfer, or lease, any firearm.
Person.
"Person" shall mean natural person, association, partnership, firm, or corporation.
Trigger Lock.
"Trigger lock" shall mean a mechanical locking device which blocks or impairs the action of the trigger, rendering the firearm inoperable until removed.
§ 4-14-310. REQUIREMENT TO SELL OR PROVIDE TRIGGER LOCKS OR SIMILAR DEVICES.¶
Firearms dealers doing business within the City of San Leandro shall not sell, lease, or otherwise transfer any firearm without also selling or providing a nonreturnable trigger lock, or similar safety device, to prevent the unintentional discharge of the firearm.
§ 4-14-320. EXEMPTION.¶
Persons providing firearms for temporary use only within a designated firing range, shall be exempt from the provisions of this Article, so long as such firearms are not permitted to be removed from the firing range premises and the period of use does not exceed eight hours.
§ 4-14-330. POSTED NOTICE.¶
Firearms dealers operating within the City of San Leandro shall conspicuously post the following notice at their place of business in the area in which the firearms are sold, leased or transferred. The letters on the notice must be legible, at least one inch (1") in height, and shall read:
A TRIGGER LOCK OR OTHER SAFETY DEVICE MUST BE SOLD OR PROVIDED WITH EACH FIREARM. THESE DEVICES PREVENT THE UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE AND USE OF YOUR FIREARM. SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE IV CHAPTER 14.
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