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City CounCil Meetmg 2-16-99
Santa MOnica. California
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Attorney
SUBJECT Ordinance Repealing One Chapter and Various Sections of the Santa
MOnica MUnicIpal Code Relatrng to the WaitIng Penod for the Sale of RIfles,
Replica Firearms, and the Sale and Possession of Firearms, Knives and
Other Devices by Minors
Introduction
At Its meeting on February 2, 1999, the City Council Introduced for first reading an
ordinance repealing MUnicipal Code provIsions relating to the waiting penod for the sale
of nles, replica firearms, and the sale and possession of firearms, kmves and other devices
by mmors because state law now covers these areas The attached ordmance IS now
presented to the City Council for adoption
Recommendation
It IS respectfully recommended that the accompanYing ordinance be adopted
PREPARED BY
Marsha Jones Moutrre, CIty Attorney
Barry Rosenbaum, Senior Land Use Attorney
ClaudIa Thompson, Legal Admin Staff Assistant
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CIty Council Meeting 2-16-99
Santa Momca, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1935
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA REPEALING ONE CHAPTER AND
VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO THE WAITING PERIOD FOR THE
SALE OF RIFLES, REPLICA FIREARMS, AND THE SALE
AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, KNIVES AND OTHER
DEVICES BY MI NORS
WHEREAS, various provIsIons of the Santa Monica MUnicIpal Code relating to the
waiting penod for the sale of nfles, replica firearms, and the sale and possession of
firearms, kmves and other devices by minors are now regulated by state law,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
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SECTION 1 Santa MOnica MUnicIpal Code Sections 324040,3.24.050,324.060,
and 3 24.070, and Chapter 3 32 ofthe Santa MOnica MUnicipal Code, are hereby repealed
In their entirety
SECTION 2 Any proviSIon of the Santa Monica MUnicipal Code or appendices
thereto Inconsistent With the proVIsions of thiS Ordinance, to the extent of such
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Inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the provIsions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of thIs
Ordinance IS for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a deCISion of any court
of competent Jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance The City CounCil hereby declares that It would have passed this
Ordmance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared mvalld or unconstitutional Without regard to whether any portion ofthe ordinance
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once In the offiCial
newspaper Within 15 days after Its adoption ThiS Ordinance shall become effective 30
days from Its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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MARSHA J$NES MOUTR'IE....
CIty Attorney
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