(Title and Section Amended, Ord. No. 186,311, Eff. 9/13/19.)
(a) Definitions.
1. “Firearm” means a Firearm as defined in California Penal Code, Section 16520, as amended from time to time.
2. “Locked Container” means a secure container which is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock, combination lock or similar locking device.
3. “Residence” means any structure intended or used for human habitation, including, but not limited to, houses, condominiums, rooms, in-law units, motels, hotels, single room occupancies, time-shares, and recreational and other vehicles where human habitation occurs.
4. “Trigger Lock” means a trigger lock that is listed on the California Department of Justice’s roster of approved firearm safety devices and that is identified as appropriate for that firearm by reference to either the manufacturer and model of the firearm or to the physical characteristics of the firearm that match those listed on the roster for use with the device under Penal Code Section 23655(d).
(b) Prohibition. No person shall keep a firearm within a residence unless the firearm is:
1. Stored in a locked container or disabled with a trigger lock that has been approved by the California Department of Justice;
2. Carried on the person of the owner or other lawfully authorized user of the firearm who is over the age of 18; or
3. Within close enough proximity and control that the owner or other lawfully authorized user of the firearm who is over the age of 18 can readily retrieve and use the firearm as if carried on the person.
(c) Penalty. Every violation of this Section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or by both.
(d) Severability. If any provision of this Section is found to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, that invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Section which can be implemented without the invalid provisions, and to this end, the provisions of this Section are declared to be severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Section and each provision thereof irrespective of whether any one or more provisions are found invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable.