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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON
PROHIBITING THREATS WITH REPLICA FIREARMS
AND AMENDING THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of Article IV of the Carson Munici-
pal Code is amended by adding Section 4144 to read:
4144. Threats with Replica Firearms
4144.1 Replica Firearms and Firearms Definitions.
(A) As used in this Section, the term replica firearm
shall include any device or object made of plastic, wood, metal
or any other material which is a facsimile or toy version of,
or is otherwise recognizable as, a pistol, revolver, shotgun,
sawed-off shotgun, rifle, machine gun, rocket launcher, or any
other firearm as that term is used under the provisions of Sections
12001, 12001 . 5, 12020 (d) (1 ) , and 12570 of the State Penal Code.
(B) For purposes of this Section, the meaning of the
term firearm shall be the same as the meaning of that term under
the State Dangerous Weapons Control laws and shall include air
rifles, pellet guns or BB guns.
4144 . 2 Same. Threats Prohibited.
Every person who, except in self defense, in the presence
of any other person, draws, exhibits or brandishes a replica
firearm or who simulates a firearm in a rude, angry and threatening
manner, or who in any manner, unlawfully uses the same in any
fight or quarrel and causes the victim to reasonably believe
that the person is actually in possession of an operable firearm
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED the 12th day of October ,
1987.
Ma or
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Assistant Cit ttorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is
five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 87-810 passed first reading
on September 21, 1987, was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said
City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 12th
day, of October , 19 87' , and that the same was passed and adopted by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mills, Mitoma, Muise, DeWitt and Calas
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
City Clerk, City of Carson California