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CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. Title 9, Article VIII of the Louisville Municipal Code (Weapons) is hereby amended by a new Chapter 9.80 to read as follows: Chapter 9.80 General Provisions Sec.9.80.010 Definitions. For the purposes of this Article the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivatives shall have the meanings given in this section: About the person means sufficiently close to the person to be readily accessible for immediate use. Assault weapon means: (a) All semi -automatic center -fire rifles that have the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and that have any of the following characteristics: (1) A pistol grip or thumbhole stock; (2) A folding or telescoping stock; (3) A flash suppressor; or (4) A shroud attached to the barrel, or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearms with the non -trigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel. (b) All semi -automatic center -fire pistols that have any of the following characteristics: (1) A threaded barrel; (2) A secondary protruding grip or other device to allow the weapon to be stabilized with the non -trigger hand; (3) A shroud attached to the barrel, or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the non -trigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel; (4) A flash suppressor; (5) The capacity to accept a detachable ammunition feeding device at some location outside of the pistol grip; (6) A manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when unloaded; (7) A buffer tube, arm brace, or other part that protrudes horizontally under the pistol grip; or Ordinance No. 1831 Series 2022 Page 5 of 12