City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0613

• File #: 07-0613
• Version: 0
• Name: Weapons - BB Guns, etc.
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 3/12/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2007
• Title: Weapons - BB Guns, etc. FOR the purpose of prohibiting the possession, discharge, or use of air rifles, air guns, and BB guns, as well as their transfer to minors; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to air rifles, air guns, and BB guns.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Keiffer Mitchell, Kenneth Harris, James B. Kraft, Robert Curran, Agnes Welch, Edward Reisinger, Sharon Green Middleton, Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake, Helen L. Holton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Rochelle Spector, President Young, Belinda Conaway
• Indexes: BB Guns, Weapons

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/15/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/15/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/15/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/12/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
3/12/2007	0	City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmembers Clarke, Mitchell, and Harris

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Weapons - BB Guns, etc.

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the possession, discharge, or use of air rifles, air guns, and BB guns, as well as their transfer to minors; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to air rifles, air guns, and BB guns.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 59-3
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 19. Police Ordinance

Subtitle 59. Weapons

§ 59-3. Air rifles, BB guns, etc.

(a) Prohibited conduct - POSSESSION.

NO PERSON MAY POSSESS, DISCHARGE, OR USE ANY AIR RIFLE, AIR GUN, OR BB GUN IN BALTIMORE CITY.

(B) PROHIBITED CONDUCT - MINORS.

No person may sell, give away, lend, rent, or otherwise transfer to any minor or permit any minor to possess any air rifle, air gun, or BB gun IN BALTIMORE CITY.



(C) [(b)] Penalties.

Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to THE FOLLOWING PENALTIES:

(1) FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION (A) {"POSSESSION"} OF THIS SECTION, a fine of not more than $500 or to imprisonment for not more than [60] 90 days or to both fine and imprisonment ...