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ORDINANCE NO. 1891
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE
BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE
Section 1: The City Council of the City of Burlingame ordains as follows:
Chapter 10.48 FIREARMS, AIR GUNS, SLINGHOTS, AND FIREWORKS
Sections:
10.48.010 Fire or possession of firearms, guns or fireworks
10.48.020 Exceptions to prohibited firing or possession of firearms, guns or
fireworks
10.48.030 Slingshots
10.48.040 Shooting gallery — excepted
10.48.050 Projectile weapons — Sale to minors
10.48.060 Fireworks — Seizure
10.48.010 Firing or possession of firearms or guns.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to have in his
or her possession within the city, or fire or discharge, or cause to be fired or discharged within
the city, any firearm, cannon, fireworks (as classified in accordance with Title 19, California
Code of Regulations, Division 1, Chapter 6), gun, pistol, revolver, anvil, firecracker or explosive
of similar nature, rifle, air rifle, air gun, BB gun or pellet gun.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any parent, guardian or
person having the care, custody or control of any minor to permit such minor to have in his or
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her possession within this city, or to fire or discharge, or cause to be fired or discharged, within
this city, any firearm, cannon, fireworks (as classified in accordance with Title 19, California
Code of Regulations, Division 1, Chapter 6), gun, pistol, revolver, anvil, firecracker or explosive
of similar nature, rifle, air rifle, air gun, BB gun or pellet gun, all referred to in Section 1
as firearms. (1941 Code § 1305, Ord. 603, (1955))
10.48.020 Exceptions to prohibited firing or possession of firearms or duns.
The provisions of Section 10.48.010 as to the use of any firearms or fireworks mentioned
therein shall not apply to any of the following cases:
(a) To police, peace officers or persons in military service in the discharge of their
duties and using reasonable care;
(b) To persons using firearms in necessary self defense;
(c) To the possession of such firearms for keeping at the place of residence or
business of the person otherwise in lawful possession thereof, or while traveling to or from a
legal firing, shooting or target range or hunting ground;
(d) To the discharging or firing of such firearms or causing them to be discharged or
fired, at a legal fi
ring, shooting or target range or hunting ground;
(e) To cannon or anvils discharged upon occasions of public parades, processions or
other public gatherings, after a permit is first obtained from the council pursuan
t to Section
10.44.030 of this code.
All acts done under the provisions of subsection (e) shall be performed in a
careful manner, and the permit granted by the council shall not exempt the permittee from an
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liability for damage done under such permit to person or property
. (1941 Code § 1306, Ord. 603,
1 (1955))
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(f) Public displays of fireworks after prior approval by the city council and issuance
of a fire permit by the fire department.
� 10.48.030 Slingshots.
It is unlawful for airy person to make use of or have in his or her possession any slingshot
or other instrument m• device by which missiles of any kind or description are hurled or
projected; or in any manner use the same to the danger or aimoyance of any person or injury of
any property. (1941 § 1307, Ord. 603, (1955))
10.48.040 Shooting gallery excepted.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to prohibit any person from shooting in a
licensed shooting gallery. (1941 Code § 1308, Ord. 603, (1955))
10.48.050 ProjectIle weapons—Sale to minors.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to sell, give, or loan to any person under the age of
eighteen (18) years any device or instrument capable oflaunching anon -metallic projectile by or
fr
om such a device or instrument with a muzzle or exit velocity of one hundred (100) feet per
second or faster by any means other than combustion.
(b) This section does not apply to the tran
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sfer of such a device or instrument to a
minor by the minor's parent or legal guardian. (Ord. 1712 § 2, (2003)1
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10.48.060 Fireworks — Seizure
Fire department or police department representatives may seize, remove or cause to be
removed at the expense of the owner all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored o
held in violation of this code.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be published as required by law, and shall be effective on
January 1, 2014.
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I, MARY ELLEN KEARNEY, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby
certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held
on the 7th day of, October 2013 and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 21 st day of October 2013, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, BROWNRIGG, DEAL, KEIGHRAN,
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILNIEMBERS: NONE
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City Clerk