Chapter 7
WEAPONS

Sections:

4-7.01    Discharge of firearms.

4-7.02    Confiscation.

4-7.03    Sales of certain knives.

4-7.04    Possession of certain knives.

4-7.05    Firearm locking device requirements.

4-7.01 Discharge of firearms.

It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge within the limits of the City, or in any of the City parks, any cannon, rifle, gun, air gun, slingshot, pistol, or other firearm, except that this section shall not apply to peace officers using reasonable care in the discharge of their official duties, or to persons using firearms in necessary self defense, or to persons to whom a special permit shall be granted by the Chief of Police.

(Ord. 42 C-M, as amended by § 1, Ord. 527-81 C-M, eff. May 27, 1981)

4-7.02 Confiscation.

It shall be the duty of any peace officer to take from the possession of any person any instrument, weapon, or device being used or which has been used in violation of the provisions of Section 4-7.01 of this chapter and to dispose of the same in accordance with instructions from the Chief of Police.

(Ord. 42 C-M)

4-7.03 Sales of certain knives.

No person, whether as principal, agent, or otherwise, shall sell, offer for sale, exchange, give, or loan to another person or to the general public, or cause or permit to be sold, offered for sale, exchanged, given, or loaned to another person or to the general public, any type of spring-blade or push-button knife, regardless of the length of the blade.

(§ l, Ord. 558 N.C.S.)

4-7.04 Possession of certain knives.

It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession, care, custody, or control, whether concealed upon his person or not, any type of spring-blade or push-button knife, regardless of the length of the blade.

(§ 2, Ord. 558 N.C.S.)

4-7.05 Firearm locking device requirements.

All Dealers as defined in Penal Code Section 12071 and employees of Dealers are prohibited from the following:

(a)    Selling, giving, lending, or transferring ownership of any firearm without equipping that firearm with an effective trigger lock. “Effective” means a device, which has been approved by the Watsonville Chief of Police as being adequate to prevent the unintentional discharge of the firearm.

(b)    Selling, giving, lending, or transferring ownership of any firearm without providing to the person to whom the firearm is transferred printed material that advises the user on safe storage practices.

(c)    The expense of the trigger lock shall be borne by the person selling, giving, lending, or transferring the firearm.

(§ 1, Ord. 1104-01 C-M, eff. June 7, 2001)