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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 3856.·•. _. ~. '~.. . ··.·.,'· ·.: ... -\,' ··-- •·· .. ' o~ttaAN'c.B: oF rat. couNcrt. or T.a:e;. ciTY oF PALO AI/l'O At.rohtc c~r.·a ~.69 'J.'O ·nm t>,U.O At:oro· Mu~tclPAr.~ coin: . PP.Oi:U:H.J1'It~G. 'rar. POS.S:eSSlOtf 0~ S~E ql? ASSAULT WEAPOMS . · U~ P!:Gl~!~G ··~ · IM~RG~CY WHJ~~Elt.~.S, trie ,p.t')li e~r~tion ar~d use o'f aBsault · ·~EHl}?OlH~ po~{..': ~ .. ·· serioL1S tttre:s.t. to "t .. t'le 1taaltrt_,-ri~:lfc~t)', !,{~~1f11r~ 4;,n<.1 s~cU.rit·~, o.f tl~e .. ·; ci. t. i.r,0ns of p,·~lo 1\l tDi V/l:fERI~i\S 1 t\013-':lLl.l'.:. 1¥(;'<.~f.:'~.),J ,u:c uf: sucl" o. rlcttur~~ ,;..nd operat.e \-Jith n~•-ch .:1 hl(.;h t'<'xL>~ ~·,f .t:i.rcc· ;uld (,',tpacity for fi:repcMe.r LhcJ,t tbeir function ~u; sport::; dnd ,I;'•)Ct:!.~dt i.rJ~t,:' wcw.pons i.s substantially OUU•Iei•d\1ed by tlu;~ d_,:)i\':_!CC Ul<.\L Ul<-~Y \·iii I. ell.! l.lS(!d lu ld.l.l <Hid injun~ people; ~'iHB'Ki~AS 1 t be~ Cd-'3}' .:.\Vi.l i 1_ al"l 1 t i t.y o [ r.~.ssD ul t Wf.:<).pons and the dcstrtlcttv~~ Ct:i.r'abi.lit:.:Y <;f a.snctt.tL1: 'n1 (~~:J •. }.;'.:~·l_::.o. i.~) -iivn\(~ti-l J. ~ vr-~6 l-.n.JS6 l.i.. threat. to tue bHfui:.y of th<:~ c;,ttz~;.:r;s of p,J..lr-;: AJ.t.o, and ther~Lvre the City Cot.1.ncil has o._ significant interest in the immediat:2: re­ movf'l.l of <:n~s.:;wl t. weapons frGm the City of. Palo. Alto~ WHI:IU~ASJ it is t:non~ f<)r e neces :liHY to Qdopt this o:cd in~nce. as an emet(jt::ncy JTI'0i:'.Sl..IX'0 tc• pnworve the p'<.:lblic .\?'c:ac\-3~ hea.tth and sa. fe t.~'; NOW, THe:REFORB, the Council of tlH~ City of Palo Alto does ORPA.IN as fellows: . .· SECTI.ON 1. Chapt~r t .. 09 i.$ het'eby J.dd(;ld \:..o the Palo .Al t~ Murtii; 1pal Cf)de to read as follows i CHAPTER 9.09· ASS..\.l,iL~·· ~OMS .oe tin.rt:.i~,,i)·~; · . Unla,wtU.L ~~::?riduc't. .· ,, .... ·,, : '-<' ·:' ,,: ' ·., I ''.• ,' J:i.x.el.l?t. io.~:;\: ... · · '·:' ,·, ,. · cotil\:i:l-~an:ce ~··.· · .. ' -.;., ·' ·.··· •' .. • ;.., ~' ' :·' ; ''J -'.-~.·,.:: . 9~09•~nd: .. ··· ne.~i~itt'9~1f:' ... The: follow trig''· _wo1·4s ~nd." pbr .. ~·~~~·; · .... -• when€w .. ~t. ,;t~e~ in. t.:.hl o ch<lJ1ter, · $_~all 'l~e c{)nstr:l.l~~;·.-,,#); ~ef.{n$•:.1 ,1n .. · th1 ~·L s~qtiOl!: ··.. · ;. ., · · , .. . .. . ('a)· •. £x·~e~)t r'J~ pJ:oYided ~·n suhdi'Via.ion (b) ~.··'beldw, ~~assault W~.:\t10ri:-~ ;i.ncludfHl t'.t·ip,. folleowin.-3; I "'·. '< ,'-,· . ,1 • < 1 ' ,. •, ' • .', bine . ~han ~ l) A~1}' ;?;ei.d, autom-Fi t.lc which: accepf;j ·~-det:.o_?ha1Jla f iy~, (5) rol.l:ndR ... ·' action,. cent~t::-;·,fire rifle . .0!' .car-r· m:'l.gaziqe ~.,.lth .. .,. · c~i~'3c:d.t·y of. .mcir~ • ' ' ' ' ~! ·', :· ,' •,•i ........ ·;.,,,_ :!_.,· .... r· '.' ' /'' (2)_ A{!.:{ S(~l'!\i,lUti.J~·:.H.I~·.· ~~olnH•JUII with rl ffi'J.';H?.,i,l,l.l';'; (~i'il,).lCi\:rY of nH~n~ than eit]~it (>j) (~;.,H.n\ds. . . .. ·· .. (3) h.ny weapon .Wtl~ch 1•1·.~)' t)~ r~iic.Jity r~St!}:t'v~d .t'J f.:\ll ·· o··>"'·"'ah 1.;. ..:·"' .:.·,. ··1 t .... e-t)·c· 11. ·· .:. ! -~ +-.' ~'~-"-·~ · .. '~~--·?·"..:c' ~;;... ~-~~-·. . " d.~ • ·'·.. . . . >'' . (4) A~y part, ot 0•)mbinatinn ·cf pa&:!;SI dr-~::dgned or il1-'' · . t~ncl~(,.'l t:.b cot~:v~d;... ~ ..rHa.i,:-v:.-. .-;.,i~~~ ,:;.;-; ::-,~;;:.,:.~~;. ~:::;::.;:::'~; -:-!:' · ~::~' _,,:-,.,hi,..,,.._ ti'on of parts .from which an aaoault weapor~ !tay ba. rea.dil.y ~ssem..; bled, i ~ t t1<.).S~ f>~t: t s a·ce ) n the l10~S€.'Sii jon c,n· unde::: the '-~~ntro l of the same. pe:cson. {I} hoy ~'.:Ht1~iquo Hcurio or: r:elina dS <l.ef:ilV'd the Califo.r:nin. P(H\i.ll Cod<J. .l' i .!'Pi!.r1•1" Ut iU<)' i.n fWi>dlv'Lsiun (h) Li.>:r).:~rm ~·Ad.ch 1~;; "'' l)f S<~i~t.ion 12020 of C:n i\U'{ o1::.:,hvz:t-Dc.f(<.::)ed GhOt<JUll~1 ;;.~. dt:fincd ~n iJUbillVi- SlO.C. (c) of: Sect.i.or~ ];;::O'i.O .J( Uw c,~ll.:d.::;rni.,l Pett<.d Cod.c" (3) Any "~h.crt-ban:elnCi :rifle'' as det. Ll'lCd. in subdivi- sion (c) o.f. S•:action 12020 of r.r~oe California Penal Cl;dt~. (4} An){ '1 machl.ne gun" as Cl~fin'<:•.(1 in Section 12200 of the ca .l i :tc,n:-n j,a Pen a 1 · C0d0:. (5) Any ass::wlt .. :-eapun 'nrhich hcttt beoo. n:odi:fied eith.er to render . it· _(.)er.mat~ently inoperable or t.o .R~rma.nent.:.ly make it a device no l<mger deftned as an assault. weapon. (6) w~~pcns that use .22 c.a).ibe1:' · ~ia.fir~ d!iimunition; we~pons · tha.t: 'd:O not use fixed ammurd .. tiqr.~t· ·:ri'eapons· that were manu­ fa9ty.red pt.' io.r to 1898, . roarr.ually~o:pe.rqt~d bol, t-act ir.)n. weapons i le"!t:!!'~~ct lOTI ~~~pi)l1R; al irle·--actidn weap(~':'l$~ S ingl.e-shot 'w~apOn$,. . '1.nUl ttple.;..}:'lilr:cel weapons i .. t~yolv:i~1g-dyltnder ... '~(;;!ap0J1S 1 r l¢':"' fire .. wei1..?sms wtilc,ti, emploY:· .a t.i.w'41at;-maga:line; · i~i~~~i'a.ut,o:r:a~t ~c .we~p<H'fE;} ... whi¢li . Usti:, .! ex¢1,u~ i.~&l:t .. Mannl'ic:'ner..·-s t.yl e cJ,. ips,-: ! ,,r.l.P.tl .. seliliauto·lfiat.lc .. .. ··w~.~r>¢tifi m~riu'f.c:\q:cu·r:~~.:!·p~:l6..t\t~O: 1954. , · ... · · .. , .. ,\ .. ~~' ' '' > ' ' ' ~·~r~.•·.~~().~~;·;~··e:~t i .. ~,·o:.:i/ ddttn~r;·~~·q~'"~··; ·~ ... '!·> .. :.:~.·:·11:')( ,, (~J ·. H~.el'SQ~W me.,.n9.· any.'l~diVldU~.l, '1:· ... • '· ... · ~ :-, . ~irm.ot corporation.' · -'. ~' • • • • :. : ' > : ' .(d) .•·ai:ti,e" meaH.9 -~ w~~~)-f,~ .whet~her qi· d;j't,_.f~ ~s.Jnt.*h:d~~.:.~t\)· be . t,:i.t·-:)<1. ft.6'm ·the· ah.;l\ll:~e.:~r·:·, ··:J11rl~;:· ts d~sigr1~·a·::::or: ·'t~<.1e~J.gne:tl~· :m·ci,ae:, .. ! ~r, :~amad.~i':,.t(). f'),ra., ~···.t.~X)aq· ... Y-<ir,p.ti.d$~ :.:q:t,9Ug~~ ~ .. rifJ.eq }.>()!:'~ 'an:4.1 x"·· , n9t ~ "p1$t.ol'• pHI. ctef.tne~.l in S~d:.ton 1.~0().1 o~· t;le Galt fo:r.n:t~· 'P~n<;:*. · .. .c~9de~ "~ · · . · ··· · · · . • · · . ··· ··· . . ('~} ~~sei'1ia~t,;CJn~ii';H ·;il~anS any: Wee)._pO'!)' '!ihit)Jl ~l.f.~S a riing}Q' .project:i le f.Qr. o?.r~c·rv sing :u·~i pql I of.' t .. ne ,tr ~~J<;Jt~ :an<l which ~mpl.p:f~'·•a magazine, · · · · • ·· · ·· ·. · •· ·. · . · :.I .. , j: I. t> .•, I 1. ' /' ·' ,_.., ~ ,. i -! . i•:''. t\:1)::'., .. ··'''' ·to.$e '.f£r~d .. fr•;)l:l the. shoul<.lerf~ that is desiJne.~i 0r r~des.i.:jnec:!, lTli~Ll~.'or ·rer!Wde, .tO fi~~e a fiKed ... ShOt•JUn osh:!JlJ; t.hrOIJt]il . .a Sl'l<Y.JtJ) pr,3;' e' . . . . . , ·~ j • • ' • · .. · ... ,··?-()9~·0~.(~ .. li.lnlAt'ff\tj, CO:ndu~·t>:t. f~x~·~pt. J:;,;::pir;vld~d i11·· .se~ ... .•• t;.or1·• 9·,o~:L}.>30, ·o·alowi n.P ·v~rf:lon 'rfhal~ · .aell, 6:ff!3r t:.}r tiisp3.~y t.o'. sale, give,' lend1 or t1.·a~\s.fer owr.~.;9:t: ahLiJ qt., ..:.-~ pq'asq;;o:;, ::iny >:.sS·:'iwt t': · > :. · waa'pan.; Any perso~t· ~~i~:Jat.ing thit;; saction is ~:ttd [I-_~· ;-.. d' ;). nisd~:..: me&n,o:c," afXd ~ha1.1 be .pl.lnL~hE;~ci as prOVH'Icd i!) subdfvis;,Ori ·(a} eli Section 1.08.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code. 9G09.030 ·Exemption&: Nuthinu prohibit. the. f(.dJ.m.'ing~ in t.his cha.pi.:.er r,.>ha ll (a) f!'he:• acqu:Ls.Ltion 1 }.)OlH>(!~<;~.>H)tl or: di~:ipu~:.it.t•)(~ ,)f <'111'/ assault W8•'lpons by police <'h~partments, si~<:,•ri:t:f•~,; dc~>.t.<t.I''H.?ll~.<s, marshdll 1 s office~, the C<;..liforrd.a fHCJhway Patrol., otlv.n:· lv<:a.l, st;.lte a·nd tede:ro.l le:.>..~ enfor.ceJ•HYnt '"9en.c:i.er:,! or the nd '!. j_ tu:ry and naval forcGs o:c this ;1t.0te m~ of: th~ United ot<.ltes for \.',leW in tn.H ::!ie~-:!~!2.!:';.;:~' c,f I:}H:::ir of.(icial dutie:.~~~, or tl1.;:~ poBGussiou of ;HJsault weapo:ns by :re~jula.r, saL1ri~)d, full~til!;(:: ...._)ffic.';,:cs, <:~;1\p.'L<;ye(~s or agents theraof WhE!D on du~y and ~hen the use of assault weapons is ~.;:lthin th~) sscope ·of tb.ei.r dqtir~:-s- (h) ~1 1-H.:\ poss~ssion .of any assault wea~J.t'ns \{hen .(.{Uch posi.iGs­ sion is px:oh.lbitod by flection 12031 c.t: th.;.~ Cal {f.orxd.a P~nv.d. Code o~ BPction 2010 of the C~lifornia Fieh and Game ~o~~. 9~09~040 Cqii:lp.~:J.ance• Any p~rsor~ . who, . prior. t.~> ~he f.lffectiy:e .d.;!te·.of ~his ·5?hap~ez:1 was J.e.gally in possesaion of· any {.issa:ult. ·weapor~f; or, ·:~·iho :. subri~que.(ltly ··,obtains ·title to. an . as:-sa,ult w~apon. by ··bE!qu.~st !or. j,.Qtes\;~t.e· suG·ce.ag{fm1-f shall within thirt,y (:~Q) ·daysr~iaove·said. ~s~ault·weapq~·:t:r¢lli \"f~··thi.n the city limit~. of :Palo AJ..t!!> or $_Urr~]'ldet' .. i.t ~o .the P~lo ALt;o .Police Depattmont .. ,,, ·\·<' '· ·. . ·.;<;~;~~ld~f'~.,: . lt .. it:ny prcvi.sl.on 'of :'thi,.~ ... o:c~inance ci: t,he appli~ :· .. · b~:.ti.<)'it~li~~1;v"f: t;o ~P.i' f;era<;n, · oc . c.tibl.i~~{ta~npelF; is heJ.d invalid.,~ .. · •. ~ i.h.~t .··~:!}v,":J:i'4.1>b{;·,~r~h·i-l. ·note a ffe.ct Qt:h~r. · 'p'tq" i sions or ~t)f;l~.~·~t.iorm ,, ! .·· 'r",:::~.:,: 6£ :· tr~e;· ox:dtif·!H~c~· :~h:h;ri .. cc;t~ ··.h~ qiven: r.£f~G:t · wH:hOu:t ·the .inVt'}{d .. \"''>".<. ~-.:·~~-' .1, .. ·~·;,,.·". _,,i,·,:",>f">''':.,,:,,•.·. ;:··. ~<' .,,,• . .--~·-.'·.··.""". , , 1 •.• •. ,_.·• ':•"'.·· •••• ~~-·.~·, •• • •• ·~!· -·~· s::_'-·'\i, ,, "· .·::B:.~~y· .:~,i·pn·<:>t .ap~\JC{\t:~1~.og.~,:".and' to··· t;h'l~-?··· en~ ·:t:'h~· · pr:oy1s~•:>n~ .ch .·t,h~.' :orQJrnance ar-.~ ~~1-v:er~bJ.:e •. :. <'. ·:t·~~;·~';'···.-.;. ··:··., :· .·.·.;·-. .c_·'·' ··_, ·· ... ·~·:·' '/1' .. ;.' ... ·;··· ".". · .·· ~'9~.1FJL)~?~ ..... ·?-'11~· G~:H~r\dil ·.'({ri4a ·.thai;. t.rj·it? piqj·(.~t. ~.::il). fave.·rro. ·. ,/ ... ~~gn·i:. ~·cl:An·~ ··Ettf\:'f~·.o,.nwr,nt~~· ~mp'ifq,t •. ·· · -· · · · '/ ~:_. 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