(Amended by Ord. No. 176,603, Eff. 6/5/05.)
(a) As used in this section, the term “large caliber firearm” shall mean any firearm, as defined in Section 103.314 of this Code, capable of firing a center-fire cartridge of .50 caliber or larger either by designation or by actual measurement. The term “large caliber firearm” shall include any rifle or handgun.
(b) As used in this section, the term “rifle” shall mean any firearm that is designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and is designed to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger. The term “rifle” shall not include any shotgun.
(c) As used in this section, the term “handgun” shall mean any firearm with a barrel less than 16 inches in length. The term “handgun” shall include any pistol, revolver, or concealable firearm as such terms are defined in the California Penal Code.
(d) No person shall sell, give, transfer ownership of, transfer, offer for sale, or display for sale any large caliber firearm.
(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any sale or transfer of a firearm which is prohibited under state law, of any destructive device as defined in Section 12301 of the California Penal Code, of any assault weapon as defined in the California Penal Code, or of any .50 BMG rifle as defined in the California Penal Code. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any offer for sale or display in any periodical, solicitation by mail, or use of the internet by a seller or offeror located outside the City of Los Angeles.
(f) The provisions of Subsection (d) of this section shall not apply where the purchaser or transferee is any of the following:
(1) A law enforcement agency;
(2) An agency duly authorized to perform law enforcement duties;
(3) A state or local correctional facility;
(4) A person described in Section 12302 or 12322 of the California Penal Code, when acting within the course and scope of their law enforcement duties;
(5) A federal law enforcement officer, when acting in the course and scope of their law enforcement duties;
(6) A person who is properly identified as a full-time paid peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.4, or 830.5 of the California Penal Code, and who is authorized to, and does, carry a firearm during the course of their employment as a peace officer, and is acting within the course and scope of such employment;
(7) A firearms dealer who has been issued a Federal Firearms License, a Certificate of Eligibility by the State of California, and a permit by the City of Los Angeles to engage in the retail sale of firearms;
(8) A purchaser of a curio or collector firearm. A firearm shall be deemed curio or collector only if it falls within one of these categories:
(A) It was manufactured prior to 1899;
(B) It is classified as a curio or relic pursuant to 27 Code of Federal Regulations section 178.11, and the purchaser maintains a current federal firearms collector license; or
(C) It is a muzzle-loading firearm;
(9) A federal, state, or local historical society, museum, or institutional collection that is open to the public, provided that the large caliber firearm is used for display purposes, is secured from unauthorized use, and is unloaded;
(10) A person acting pursuant to a valid entertainment firearms permit issued by the State of California; or
(11) A person who obtains title to a large caliber firearm by bequest or intestate succession.
(g) Any violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.