Baltimore City Council
File #: 12-0117    Version: 0 Name: Gas- or Air-Pellet Guns - Redefining
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 8/13/2012 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 10/26/2012
Enactment #: 12-64
Title: Gas- or Air-Pellet Guns - Redefining FOR the purpose of redefining "gas - or air - pellet gun", as used in certain prohibitions against transferring these devices to minors or possessing, discharging, or using these devices in the City.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Guns
Attachments: 1. 12-0117 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Law - 12-0117.pdf, 3. Police - 12-0117.pdf, 4. 12-0117 - 3rd Reader.pdf
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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Police Department)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Gas- or Air-Pellet Guns - Redefining

FOR the purpose of redefining "gas - or air - pellet gun", as used in certain prohibitions against transferring these devices to minors or possessing, discharging, or using these devices in the City.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 59-26(a)(2)
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 Ordinances

Subtitle 59. Weapons

ยง 5926. Gas or airpellet guns.

(a) Definitions.

(2) "Gas- or air-pellet gun".

"Gas- or air-pellet gun" means any gun or other device, by whatever name or description known, that [discharges] IS DESIGNED TO DISCHARGE OR CAN READILY BE CONVERTED TO DISCHARGE a pellet or other object by [force of gas or air cylinder or cartridge, by action of an explosive or combustible propellant, or by pump action] THE EXPANSION OF GAS OR AIR.





SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FU...

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