Chapter 9.10
FIREARMS AND DANGEROUS WEAPONS
Sections:
9.10.010 Firearms and dangerous weapons – Prohibitions.
9.10.020 Unlawful use of air guns – Penalty.
9.10.030 Discharge of firearms prohibited.
9.10.040 Weapons prohibited in city hall, in the municipal court room, or on liquor sale premises.
9.10.010 Firearms and dangerous weapons – Prohibitions.
The following statutes of the state of Washington are adopted by reference:
RCW
9.41.010 Terms defined.
9.41.030 Being armed prima facie evidence of intent.
9.41.040 Unlawful possession of a short firearm or pistol – Certain persons not precluded from ownership of firearms.
9.41.050 Carrying pistol.
9.41.060 Exception.
9.41.070 Issuance of licenses to carry.
9.41.080 Delivery to minors and others forbidden.
9.41.090 Commercial sales regulated – Application to purchase – Grounds for denial.
9.41.093 Exemptions.
9.41.095 Denial of application – Appeal.
9.41.098 Forfeiture of firearms, order by courts – Return to owner – Confiscation by law enforcement officer.
9.41.100 Dealer’s licenses, by whom granted and condition thereof – Wholesale sales excepted – Permits prohibited.
9.41.120 Certain transfers forbidden.
9.41.130 False information forbidden.
9.41.140 Alteration of identifying marks prohibited.
9.41.150 Exemptions – Antique firearms.
9.41.170 Alien’s license to carry firearms – Exception.
9.41.180 Setting spring gun.
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9.41.185 Coyote getters.
9.41.190 Machine guns prohibited – Exception.
9.41.200 Machine gun defined.
9.41.210 Penalty.
9.41.230 Aiming or discharging firearms.
9.41.240 Use of firearms by minor.
9.41.250 Dangerous weapons – Evidence.
9.41.260 Dangerous exhibitions.
9.41.270 Weapons apparently capable of producing bodily harm, carrying, exhibiting, displaying or drawing unlawful – Penalty – Exceptions.
9.41.280 Students carrying dangerous weapons on school property.
9.41.300 Firearms prohibited in certain places – Local laws and ordinances – Exceptions – Penalty.
Chapter 7, Section 429, Laws of 1994, First Extraordinary Session.
(Ord. 94-19 § 3, 1994; Ord. 91-34 § 14, 1991: Ord. 85-08 § 2, 1985)
9.10.020 Unlawful use of air guns – Penalty.
A. It is unlawful for any person to point or shoot an air gun at any person or property of another, or to aim or discharge such weapon in the direction of the person or residence of another, while within such range as to cause or inflict injury to the person or damage the property of another.
B. As used in this section, the words “air gun” mean and include the following: air gun, air pistol, air rifle, BB gun and toy or other guns of any kind or nature when so designed, contrived, modified and used to propel, by compressed air or spring-loaded plunger, any pellet, dart, hard-tipped arrow, bean, pea, BB, rock or other hard substance a distance of more than 25 feet with sufficient force to break windows or inflict injury upon persons or animals.
C. Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any other punishment imposed by the court, the court shall direct that the weapon so used in violation of the provisions hereof be confiscated. (Ord. 85-08 § 2, 1985)
9.10.030 Discharge of firearms prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm in the city of Bainbridge Island where there is reasonable likelihood of injury to humans, domestic animals or property except upon a rifle or pistol firing range which has been issued a business license by the city for such purpose, provided that this prohibition does not apply to the discharge of firearms by law enforcement officers engaged in the performance of their official powers or duties. (Ord. 85-15 § 1, 1985: Ord. 85-08 § 2, 1985)
9.10.040 Weapons prohibited in city hall, in the municipal court room, or on liquor sale premises.
A. It is unlawful for anyone in city hall, in the municipal court room, or on or in any portion of an establishment classified by the State Liquor Control Board as off-limits to persons under 21 years of age to:
1. Carry any rifle, shotgun or pistol or other firearm, whether said person has a license or permit to carry said firearm or not, and whether said firearm is concealed or not;
2. Carry any knife, sword, dagger or other cutting or stabbing instrument, with a blade of a length of three inches or more, or any razor with an unguarded blade, whether said weapon or instrument is concealed or not;
3. Carry any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as a slingshot, taser, throwing star, bow, sand club, blackjack, metal knuckles, or any stick, chain, metal pipe, bar, club or combination thereof including a device known as num-chuk sticks, or any like device having the same or similar components or parts, whether or not connected by a rope, chain or other device, or any explosive or any poison or injurious gas, or any other instrument or weapon apparently capable of producing bodily harm, whether said instrument or weapon is concealed or not.
B. Exceptions. The above shall not apply to or affect the following:
1. A person engaged in military activities sponsored by the federal or state governments, while engaged in official duties;
2. Law enforcement personnel;
3. Security personnel while engaged in official duties.
C. Warning Signs Required in Liquor Sales Premises. Signs, informing the public of the prohibitions contained herein, shall be conspicuously posted at all internal and external entrances to any area in or on liquor sale premises wherein the carrying of said weapons or instruments are prohibited.
Said signs shall be provided by the city to all affected places of business, and shall bear the following inscription:
WARNING – WEAPONS PROHIBITED: It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a commissioned law enforcement officer, to enter onto this premises while carrying any of the following weapons or instruments, whether a license or permit to carry said weapon is possessed or not, and whether said weapon or instrument is concealed or not: Rifle, shotgun, pistol, knife, sword, dagger or any other cutting or stabbing instrument, having a blade longer than three inches (3"); or any razor with an unguarded blade; or any explosive; or any poison or injurious gas; or any sling shot, taser, throwing star, bow, sand club, blackjack, metal knuckles, stick, chain, metal pipe, bar, club or combination thereof, including a device known as “num-chuk” sticks, or any like device having the same or similar components or parts; or any weapon or instrument apparently capable of producing bodily harm.
D. Upon conviction said weapon or instrument involved may be confiscated by order of the presiding judge, and shall thereafter be disposed of in accordance with statutes or ordinances governing the disposal of confiscated or found property. (Ord. 87-24 § 1, 1987: Ord. 85-15 § 2, 1985; Ord. 85-08 § 2, 1985)
9.10.050 Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed $1000, or by imprisonment in jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 85-15 § 3, 1985)