Chapter 7.84
WEAPONS

Sections:

7.84.010    Restrictions on discharging of weapons.

7.84.050    Restrictions on weapons in alcoholic beverage establishments.

7.84.060    Openly carrying rifles in vehicle.

7.84.010 Restrictions on discharging of weapons.

(a)    Discharging Weapons Prohibited—Exceptions. It is unlawful for any person within the city to wilfully fire or discharge any slingshot, arrow, cross bow, air gun, air rifle, gun, pistol, revolver, mace gun or spray, and any other firearm, or any other weapon likely to cause bodily harm without lawful authority. This section shall not apply to peace officers in the lawful performance of their duties. This section shall not abridge the right of the individual guaranteed by Article I, Section 24 of the State Constitution to bear arms in defense of self or others.

(b)    Violation—Penalty—Forfeiture of Instrumentality. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have committed a civil infraction, and any such person shall be assessed a monetary penalty of not more than five hundred dollars, and, in the discretion of the court, the instrumentality used in violation hereof may be ordered forfeited to the city. In the event that a person charged with a violation of this chapter forfeits a monetary assessment without contesting the matter and the instrumentality of the violation has been taken into custody by a peace officer of the city, it shall be deemed that the court has ordered such instrumentality forfeited to the city. (Ord. 1157A §§ l, 2, 1991).

7.84.050 Restrictions on weapons in alcoholic beverage establishments.

(a)    Firearms Prohibited. It is unlawful for anyone on or in any premises in the city of Omak, where alcoholic beverages are held for sale by the drink for on-premises consumption, to carry any firearm, rifle or shotgun, whether the person has a license or permit to carry the firearm or not.

(b)    Knives Prohibited. It is unlawful for anyone on or in any premises in the city of Omak, where alcoholic beverages are held for sale by the drink for on-premises consumption, to carry any knife or other cutting or stabbing instrument with a blade of a length of six or more inches, whether the weapon is concealed or not.

(c)    Menacing with Weapon Prohibited. It is unlawful for anyone on or in any premises in the city of Omak, where alcoholic beverages are held for sale by the drink for on-premises consumption, to carry, exhibit, display or draw any firearm, dagger, sword, knife or other cutting or stabbing instrument, club, slingshot, metal knuckle or any other weapon apparently capable of producing bodily harm in a manner under circumstances and at a time and place that either manifests an intent to intimidate another or that warrants alarm for the safety of other persons.

(d)    Chemical Agents. It is unlawful for anyone on or in any premises in the city of Omak, where alcoholic beverages are held for sale by the drink for on-premises consumption, to carry, display or discharge mace or any other like chemical agent.

(e)    Prohibition Exemptions. The following are exceptions to subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section:

(1)    Any person who is vested by law with a duty to preserve public safety, maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses while in the performance of such duty;

(2)    Any proprietor or owner or employee or agent of proprietor or owner, acting for the purpose of protecting the premises and/or property against the use of unlawful force by another.

(f)    Penalties. Every person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than ninety days, by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than five hundred dollars, or by such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 859 §§ l-6, 1981).

7.84.060 Openly carrying rifles in vehicle.

The city of Omak is exempt from the prohibitions set forth in Section 405(4), Chapter 7, First Special Session, Laws of 1994 (ESHB 2319, subsection 4) as presently enacted and as may be hereafter modified or recodified. (Ord. 1259 § 1, 1994).