HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1968 ORDINANCE NO.1968
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AMENDING SECTION 10.48.010 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
STORAGE OF FIREARMS
WHEREAS, Sections 10.48.010 and 10.48.020 of the Burlingame
Municipal Code govern the possession and use of firearms,interalia;and
WHEREAS, having a loaded and unlocked firearm in the home is
associated with an increased risk of gun-related injury;and
WHEREAS,gun-related injuries have a significant public health impact;
and
WHEREAS,the use of lock boxes and trigger or barrel locks for firearms
reduces the risk of accidental discharge or injury by persons in the home other
than the owner of the firearm;and
WHEREAS, firearm owners have a constitutional right to carry their
weapons in their homes and use them in lawful self defense;and
NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
DIVISION 1:
Section 1:Burlingame Municipal Code Section 10.48.010 is amended as follows:
The following text is added to the end of existing Section 10.48.010 as a new
paragraph:
"Safe storage of firearms in a residence required:except when carried on the
person,during use for cleaning and maintenance,or during use for lawful self
defense, no person shall keep a firearm,as defined in California Penal Code
Section 16520,in any residence unless the firearm is stored in a locked container
or disabled with a trigger lock or similar mechanism appearing on the California
Department of Justice's roster of approved firearm safety devices. Violations of
this safe storage requirement shall be enforced under Chapter 1.14 of this Code.
A suspected violation of this safe storage requirement shall not, on its own,
constitute probable cause for entry into a residence by City personnel."
DIVISION 2:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Council declares that it would have
adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
DIVISION 3:
This Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in
accordance with California Government Code Section 36933, published, and
circulated in the City of Burlingame, and shall be in full force and effect thirty (30)
days after its final passage.
Donna Colson, Mayor
I, Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, certify
that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a public hearing at a regular
meeting of the City Council held on the 7th day of October, 2019, and adopted
thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 21st day of
October 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, ORTIZ
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: KEIGHRAN
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