Equalizer2
07-27-2008, 07:03 PM
From the City of Los Angeles Municipal Code.
SEC. 55.16. SALE OF ULTRACOMPACT FIREARMS PROHIBITED.
>
> (Added by Ord. No. 173,875, Eff. 5/18/01.)
>
> (a) As used in this section, the term "ultracompact firearm"
shall
> mean any pistol, revolver, or other firearm, which has an overall length
of
> six and three quarter inches (6.75") or less or an overall height of four
> and one half inches (4.5") or less, as measured with the magazine
detached.
>
> (b) As used in this section, the term "dealer" shall mean any
> person who is engaged in the retail sale of firearms and any retail
firearms
> dealer, as that term is defined in Section 103.314 of this code.
>
> (c) No dealer or other person shall sell, lend, give, transfer
> ownership of, or otherwise transfer to any other person any ultracompact
> firearm.
>
> (d) No dealer shall process, pursuant to Penal Code Section
> 12072(d), any ultracompact firearm transaction between persons not
licensed
> as firearms dealers or not possessing Federal Firearms Licenses.
>
> (e) No dealer or other person shall sell, lend, give, transfer
> ownership of, or otherwise transfer to any other person any firearm
> accessory designed to enable or facilitate the carrying of any
ultracompact
> firearm, including but not limited to shoulder holsters, ankle holsters,
> belt holsters, and other devices designed for the purpose of aiding the
> concealment of an ultracompact firearm, unless such accessory is designed
so
> that it can be used with a firearm larger than an ultracompact firearm.
>
> (f) The provisions of Subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this
section
> shall not apply when the purchaser or transferee is any of the following:
>
> (1) Any law enforcement agency;
>
> (2) Any agency duly authorized to perform law enforcement duties;
>
> (3) Any state or local correctional facility;
>
> (4) Any private security company licensed to do business in the
> State of California or employee thereof authorized to carry a firearm
within
> the course and scope of his or her employment with such company;
>
> (5) Any person properly identified as a full-time paid peace
> officer, as defined in California Penal Code Sections 830.1, 830.2, 830.4,
> or 830.5, and who is authorized to carry and does carry a firearm within
the
> course and scope of his or her employment as a peace officer;
>
> (6) Any person properly identified as a retired peace officer;
>
> (7) Any person described in Section 12302 or 12322 of the
> California Penal Code;
>
> (8) Any person with a valid license to carry a concealed weapon
> issued pursuant to California Penal Code section 12050;
>
> (9) The purchaser of an antique firearm, as defined in Paragraph
> (16) of Subsection (a) of Section 921 of the United States Code;
>
> (10) The purchaser of a firearm in a collector's series, provided
> that such firearm falls within the definition of a curio or relic
contained
> in Section 178.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations;
>
> (11) A motion picture, television, or video production company,
or
> an entertainment or theatrical company whose production involves the use
of
> such handgun, provided that the firearm is borrowed or rented for such
> purpose, that the firearm is secured from unauthorized use during its use
> for such purpose, and that the firearm is returned to its owner within a
> reasonable period of time after it is no longer needed for such use;
>
> (12) Any person who is exempt from the provisions of Subsection
(d)
> of Section 12072 of the California Penal Code;
>
> (13) Any person or entity conducting a transaction described in
> Subdivision (k) of Section 12078 of the California Penal Code;
>
> (14) Any person licensed as a collector pursuant to Chapter 44
> (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and
> regulations issued pursuant thereto, and who has a current certificate of
> eligibility issued to him or her by the state Department of Justice
pursuant
> to Section 12071 of the California Penal Code;
>
> (15) Any person or entity acquiring a firearm by bequest or by
> intestate succession;
>
> (16) A person redeeming a firearm pledged to a pawnbroker,
provided
> that such person provides proof that he or she is the person who pledged
the
> firearm.
>
> (g) Every dealer shall maintain separate records as to any sales
> exempted pursuant to Subsection (f) of this section, showing each sale of
an
> ultracompact firearm, including as to each sale the name of the purchaser,
> type of handgun, date of sale, and documentation of any exemption pursuant
> to Penal Code Section 12050 or any other exemption set forth in Subsection
> (f). Such records shall be maintained on the premises of the dealer for a
> period of not less than two years and shall be subject to inspection at
any
> time during normal business hours in accordance with the provisions of
> Section 103.14 of this code.
>
> (h) Any violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
>
>
>
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SEC. 55.16. SALE OF ULTRACOMPACT FIREARMS PROHIBITED.
>
> (Added by Ord. No. 173,875, Eff. 5/18/01.)
>
> (a) As used in this section, the term "ultracompact firearm"
shall
> mean any pistol, revolver, or other firearm, which has an overall length
of
> six and three quarter inches (6.75") or less or an overall height of four
> and one half inches (4.5") or less, as measured with the magazine
detached.
>
> (b) As used in this section, the term "dealer" shall mean any
> person who is engaged in the retail sale of firearms and any retail
firearms
> dealer, as that term is defined in Section 103.314 of this code.
>
> (c) No dealer or other person shall sell, lend, give, transfer
> ownership of, or otherwise transfer to any other person any ultracompact
> firearm.
>
> (d) No dealer shall process, pursuant to Penal Code Section
> 12072(d), any ultracompact firearm transaction between persons not
licensed
> as firearms dealers or not possessing Federal Firearms Licenses.
>
> (e) No dealer or other person shall sell, lend, give, transfer
> ownership of, or otherwise transfer to any other person any firearm
> accessory designed to enable or facilitate the carrying of any
ultracompact
> firearm, including but not limited to shoulder holsters, ankle holsters,
> belt holsters, and other devices designed for the purpose of aiding the
> concealment of an ultracompact firearm, unless such accessory is designed
so
> that it can be used with a firearm larger than an ultracompact firearm.
>
> (f) The provisions of Subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this
section
> shall not apply when the purchaser or transferee is any of the following:
>
> (1) Any law enforcement agency;
>
> (2) Any agency duly authorized to perform law enforcement duties;
>
> (3) Any state or local correctional facility;
>
> (4) Any private security company licensed to do business in the
> State of California or employee thereof authorized to carry a firearm
within
> the course and scope of his or her employment with such company;
>
> (5) Any person properly identified as a full-time paid peace
> officer, as defined in California Penal Code Sections 830.1, 830.2, 830.4,
> or 830.5, and who is authorized to carry and does carry a firearm within
the
> course and scope of his or her employment as a peace officer;
>
> (6) Any person properly identified as a retired peace officer;
>
> (7) Any person described in Section 12302 or 12322 of the
> California Penal Code;
>
> (8) Any person with a valid license to carry a concealed weapon
> issued pursuant to California Penal Code section 12050;
>
> (9) The purchaser of an antique firearm, as defined in Paragraph
> (16) of Subsection (a) of Section 921 of the United States Code;
>
> (10) The purchaser of a firearm in a collector's series, provided
> that such firearm falls within the definition of a curio or relic
contained
> in Section 178.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations;
>
> (11) A motion picture, television, or video production company,
or
> an entertainment or theatrical company whose production involves the use
of
> such handgun, provided that the firearm is borrowed or rented for such
> purpose, that the firearm is secured from unauthorized use during its use
> for such purpose, and that the firearm is returned to its owner within a
> reasonable period of time after it is no longer needed for such use;
>
> (12) Any person who is exempt from the provisions of Subsection
(d)
> of Section 12072 of the California Penal Code;
>
> (13) Any person or entity conducting a transaction described in
> Subdivision (k) of Section 12078 of the California Penal Code;
>
> (14) Any person licensed as a collector pursuant to Chapter 44
> (commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code and
> regulations issued pursuant thereto, and who has a current certificate of
> eligibility issued to him or her by the state Department of Justice
pursuant
> to Section 12071 of the California Penal Code;
>
> (15) Any person or entity acquiring a firearm by bequest or by
> intestate succession;
>
> (16) A person redeeming a firearm pledged to a pawnbroker,
provided
> that such person provides proof that he or she is the person who pledged
the
> firearm.
>
> (g) Every dealer shall maintain separate records as to any sales
> exempted pursuant to Subsection (f) of this section, showing each sale of
an
> ultracompact firearm, including as to each sale the name of the purchaser,
> type of handgun, date of sale, and documentation of any exemption pursuant
> to Penal Code Section 12050 or any other exemption set forth in Subsection
> (f). Such records shall be maintained on the premises of the dealer for a
> period of not less than two years and shall be subject to inspection at
any
> time during normal business hours in accordance with the provisions of
> Section 103.14 of this code.
>
> (h) Any violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
>
>
>
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