City Council Agenda and Packet 2022 06 07

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), it shall be a noncriminal offense for any person to possess any firearm that has not been identified with a serial number by a federal licensee. (b) A first violation of the prohibition in subsection (a) shall result in a fine of $250. A second or subsequent violation of the prohibition in subsection (a) shall be a criminal offense. (c) A violation of subsection (a) that includes a finding that the person possessed one or more firearms that have not been identified with a serial number by a federal licensee with an intent to sell or distribute the firearms unlawfully is a criminal offense. (d) Subsection (a) shall not apply to: (1) a federal licensee; (2) any firearm made before October 22, 1968 (unless remanufactured after that date); or (3) A local, state, or federal law enforcement officer who possesses a firearm pursuant to their official duties. Chapter 9.84 ILLEGAL WEAPONS Sec. 9.84.010. Possession and sale of illegal weapons prohibited. (a) No person shall knowingly possess or sell or otherwise transfer an illegal weapon. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to forbid any person: (1) Holding a Federal Firearms License issued by the United States Government from possession of any firearm authorized pursuant to such license; (2) From possessing a firearm for which the United States Government has issued a stamp or permit pursuant to the National Firearms Act; or (3) Selling an illegal weapon to a person identified in Section 9.80.030 of this Code, "Exemptions from this Article." (c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to any firearm that has been modified either to render it permanently inoperable or to permanently make it not an assault weapon. (d) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to restrict a person's ability to travel with a firearm in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance for lawful hunting, for lawful competition, or for lawful protection of (Supp. No. 75, Update 1) Created: 2021-03-16 11:38:45 [EST] Page 11 of 14 58