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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1485KLG:ar 5/17/79 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1485 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING SECTION 10-176 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION BY A MINOR AND FURNISHING FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION TO A MINOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 10-176, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 10-176. Possession of firearms or ammunition by a minor. (a) No minor shall possess any firearm or ammunition in a public place. (b) No person shall sell, exchange, give or loan, or cause or permit to be sold, exchanged, given or loaned, any firearm or ammunition to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years. (c) For the purpose of this section, the term firearm means any weapon which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive. (d) For the purpose of this section, the term ammunition means any unexpended cartridge or shell, consisting of a case which holds a charge of powder and a bullet or shot, or any de- vice containing any explosive designed and in- tended for use in any firearm, or any device containing any explosive. (e) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the the possession of any firearm by a minor at a bona fide firing range or in an automobile ve- hicle while enroute to or from hunting any game animal that may be legally hunted under the pro- visions of the Fish and Game Code, provided said minor has the written permission of his parent or guardian to have such firearm or is accompanied by his parent or guardian while he has such firearm in his possession. SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, ORDINANCE NO. NS-1485 PAGE TWO phrase or portions thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 3: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this 4th day of 1979 by the following vote: June AYES: COUNCILMEN: Bricken~ Griset~ Luxembourger~ Serrato, Ward, Yamamot0 NOES: COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None Markel, APPROVED AS TO FORM: KEITH L. GOW CITY ATTORNEY