§ 137.21. Possession restricted.

A.

Except as permitted by law, no person who has been convicted of a felony in any court of the United States, the several states, territories, possessions, commonwealth countries or the District of Columbia, or who is a fugitive from justice or of unsound mind or a drug addict or an habitual drunkard, shall possess a firearm within the city.

B.

No person under the age of eighteen years shall possess a pistol. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the issue of pistols to members of the armed forces of the United States, active or reserve, state militia or ROTC, when on duty or training, or to the temporary loan of pistols for instruction under the immediate supervision of a parent, guardian or adult instructor.

C.

No person shall sell, lease, lend, or otherwise transfer a pistol to any person under eighteen years of age except as provided in subsection B.

D.

Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Penalty, see § 130.99.

(Ord. 198-2004: Ord. 32-1989; Ord. 982-1957)