City Code

Section 1005 - Certain Dangerous Weapons

1005.01 Weapons Prohibited. It shall be unlawful within the corporate limits of the City for any person to manufacture, or cause to be manufactured, sell, offer or expose for sale, lend, give away, or have in possession any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a blackjack, sand-club or metal knuckles, slingshots, or other dangerous weapons of a similar kind; and no person shall manufacture, cause to be manufactured, sell, offer or expose for sale, lend, give away, of have in possession, any dagger, dirk, stilleto, switch blade, spring blade knife, or push button knife.

1005.02 Prohibited Weapons to be Destroyed. Upon conviction of any person for violation of this Section, any of the aforesaid devices described or referred to in Subsection 1005.01 found in the possession of the defendant shall be destroyed in such manner as the court may direct.

1005.03 Peace Officers Exempted. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit the possession of instruments or weapons described in Subsection 1005.02 by any regular or special peace officer of the City or other municipality, or of any county or state, while engaged in the performance of official duties.

History: Ord 1002 codified 1970