City Council Agenda and Packet 2022 06 07

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Pistol Grip means a grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon and that allows for a pistol style grasp in which the web of the trigger hand (between the thumb and index finger) can be placed below the top of the exposed portion of the trigger while firing. Provide means to give, lend, sell, or to place in an unsecured location where a minor, an unauthorized person or an incompetent person could foreseeably gain access to a firearm. Rapid -Fire Trigger Activator means: (a) A device that attaches to a firearm to allow the firearm to discharge two or more shots in a burst when the device is activated; or (b) A manual or power -driven trigger -activating device that, when attached to a firearm, increases the rate of fire of that firearm. Semi -automatic means a firearm that fires a single round for each pull of the trigger and automatically chambers a new round immediately after a round is fired. Sec. 9.80.020 Matters of local and mixed concern. It is the intention of the City Council that those ordinances and provisions contained in this Article that deal with matters of "local" concern supersede the laws of the State of Colorado to the extent that they conflict and that those that deal with matters of "mixed" concern apply concurrently with the laws of the State of Colorado. No provision of this code on a matter of "mixed" concern is to be construed expressly or by implication to permit conduct that is illegal under the laws of the State of Colorado. The provisions of this code are to be construed to apply to misdemeanors and oth - . - d petty offenses only and are not to be interpreted to apply to conduct that is defined as a felony undef the laws of the State of Colorado subiect to the iurisdiction of the City of Louisville. Sec. 9.80.030 Affirmative defense. It is an affirmative defense to any charge of a violation of this Article relating to carrying firearms that the defendant was carrying the firearm in a private automobile motor vehicle or other private means of conveyance for lawful protection of such person or another person or property or for hunting while traveling in, into or through the City, as permitted by § 18-12-105.6, C.R.S. Sec.9.80.040 Exemptions. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to forbid the following persons from having in their possession, displaying, concealing or discharging such Ordinance No. 1831 Series 2022 Page 7 of 12 17