(a) No person shall:
(1) Manufacture, possess for sale, sell or furnish to any person other than a law enforcement agency for authorized use in police work, any brass knuckles, cestus, billy, blackjack, sandbag, switchblade knife, springblade knife, gravity knife and/or spring loaded weapon capable of propelling a knife or knifelike projectile, including, but not limited to, a ballistic knife or other similar weapons and/or advanced martial arts weapons including but not limited to ninja star or shuriken, nunchuck, tonfa, kama, sai and/or swords, knives or staffs designed, manufactured or marketed as a martial arts weapon and/or other similar weapons.
This provision shall not apply to the possession and/or use of advanced martial arts weapons on the premises of a recognized martial arts school or facility. (Ord. 86-69. Passed 12-7-87.)
(2) When transferring any dangerous ordnance to another, negligently fail to require the transferee to exhibit such identification, license or permit showing the transferee to be authorized to acquire dangerous ordnance pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2923.17, or negligently fail to take a complete record of the transaction and forthwith forward a copy of such record to the sheriff of the county or safety director or police chief of the municipality where the transaction takes place;
(3) Knowingly fail to report to law enforcement authorities forthwith the loss or theft of any firearm or dangerous ordnance in the person's possession or under the person’s control.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful transactions in weapons. Violation of subsections (a)(1) or (2) hereof is a misdemeanor of the second degree. Violation of subsection (a)(3) hereof is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (ORC 2923.20)