(a) All clubs, explosive weapons, firearm silencers, handguns, illegal knives, knuckles, shotguns, rifles, semi-automatic assault weapons, machine guns, and short-barrel firearms that are abandoned, stolen, or recovered and remain unclaimed with the police department for six months and are not being held for evidence, or that are owned by the city and have been declared surplus or obsolete by the chief of police, must be destroyed in the presence of:
(1) three police officers of the rank of lieutenant or higher; or
(2) one police officer of the rank of lieutenant or higher, a representative of the city council, and a representative of the crime commission; or
(3) two police officers of the rank of lieutenant or higher and a representative of the city council or crime commission.
(b) The witnesses shall make a report under oath to the city council, listing the make, model, type, and serial number of the weapons destroyed and stating the time, date, place, and manner of destruction.
(c) This requirement of destruction does not apply to:
(1) handguns or other restricted firearms that the chief of police has determined to be serviceable, which shall be kept in reserve by the police department for use in the event of civil disorder or disaster;
(2) city-owned firearms or firearm accessories or ammunition that the chief of police has declared surplus or obsolete and has recommended for use as trade-ins on new property of the same general type; or
(3) handguns or other restricted firearms that the chief of police has determined are required for training purposes or other law enforcement activities, or whose parts are needed for repair of departmental weapons. (Ord. Nos. 15519; 17386; 18201; 18212; 19312; 20044; 22153)