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Home My WebLink About1284 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1975/03/17Original MARCH 3, 1975 8F ORDINANCE NO. d 28/.1. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CONCEALED WEAPONS AND THE POSSESSION OR SALE OF CERTAIN DANGEROUS WEAPONS; AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE BY ADDING SECTIONS THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance adding the following sections to read: Section 4:260. Dangerous Weapons. is guilty of a misdemeanor: Code, Chapter 4, is amended by Whoever does any of the following (1) Is not a law enforcement officer and wears under his clothes or otherwise conceals about his person any dangerous weapon. (2) Recklessly handles or uses a gun or other dangerous weapon or explosive so as to endanger the safety of another; or (3) Intentionally points a gun of any kind, capable of injuring or killing a human being and whether loaded or unloaded, at or toward another; or (4) Manufactures or sells for any unlawful purpose any weapon known as a sl!sng-shot or sand club; or (5) Manufactures,'transfers, or possesses metal knuckles or a switch blade knife opening automatically; or (6) Possesses any other dangerous article or substance for the purpose of being used unlawfully as a weapon against another; or (7) Sells or has in his possession any device designed to silence or muffle the discharge of a firearm; or (8) Without the parent's or guardian's consent, furnishes a child under 14 years of age, or as a parent or guardian permits such child to handle or use, outside of the parent's or guardian's presence, a firearm or airgun of any kind, or any ammunition or explosives; or (9) Furnishes a minor under 18 years of age with a firearm, airgun, ammunition, or explosive without the written consent of his parent or guardian or of the police department or of a magistrate "Dangerous weapon means any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or great bodily harm, or any other device or instrumentality which, in the manner it is used or intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Section 4:260.01. The city manager, the chief of police or any police officer is authorized and empowered to seize and confiscate in the name of the city all dangerous weapons used, by the owner QQr any other with his knowledge, in an unlawful act. Articles which have no lawful use may be sum- marily destroyed. All other articles may be retained or use of the city or sold at the highest price obtainable, in the -manner pre$cribed by the city manager. \ Section 2. Penalty. Any person violating the proviBions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall,i�e punished by a fine of not more than $300.00 or by imprisonment for a period of not to exceed 90 days or both. Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after its publication. Adopted by the City Council Appr v d as to form anal legality: City Attorney it4itE SUN NEWSPAPERS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION SI LOUISPARKSUN 6601 W. 78th St. State of Minnesota County of Hennepin j SS. Bloomington, Minnesota J R RITCHAY, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known at The St Louis Park Sun and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park, Golden Valley School District No. 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in said county, established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours to the business of the news- paper and business related thereto (8) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper has complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1968 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the publisher of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper He further states on oath that the printed 0rdtn YCR Nn a 12Ri hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for Ane successive weeks; that it was first so published on ThUr8 the 20 day of March 191 and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including the day of 19_ and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to -wit abcdefghi jklmnopgrstuvwx yz Subscribed and sworn to before me thin 20 day of ( Notarial Seal) Mur el L Quist. Notary Pubic, Hennepin County, Minn My Commission Expires July 28th, 1978 March (Official Publication) MARCH 3, 1975 ORDINANCE NO. 1284 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CONCEALED WEAPONS AND THE POSSESSION OR SALE OF CER- TAIN DANGEROUS WEAPONS. AMENDING THE ST LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE BY ADDING SECTIONS • THE CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN Section 1 The St Louis Park Ordi- nance Code, Chapter 4, is amended by adding the following sections to read Section 4 260 Dangerous Weapons Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor (1) Is not a law enforcement officer and wears under his clothes or otherwise conceals about his person any dangerous weapon (2) Recklessly handles or uses a gun or other dangerous weapon or explosive so as to endanger the safety of another or (3) Intentionally points a gun of any kind, capable of injuring or kil- ling a human being and whether loaded or unloaded, at or toward another or (4) Manufactures or sells for any unlawful purpose any weapon known as a shng-shot or sand club, or (5) Manufactures, transfers, or possesses metal knuckles or a switch blade knife opening automatically or (6) Possesses any other dangerous article or substance for the purpose of being used unlawfully as a weapon against another or (7) Sells or has in his possession any device designed to silence or muffle the discharge of a firearm or (8) Without the parent's or guardian's consent, furnishes a child under 14 years of age, or as a parent or guardian permits such child to handle or use, outside of the parent's or guardian's presence, a firearm or airgun of any kind, or any ammuni- tion or explosives or, (9) Furnishes a minor under 18 years of age with a firearm, airgun, ammunition, or explosive without the written consent of his parent or guar- dian or of the police department or of a magistrate "Dangerous weapon" means any firearm, whether loaded or un- loaded, or any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or great bodily harm, or any other device or instrumentality which, in the manner it is used or in- tended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or great bod- ily harm Section 4.260 01 The city manager, the chief of police or any police of- ficer is authorized and empowered to seize and confiscate in the name of the city all dangerous weapons used, by the owner or any other with his knowledge, in an unlawful act Arti- cles which have no lawful use may be summarily destroyed All other arti- cles may be retained for use of the city or sold at the highest price ob- tainable, in the manner prescribed by the city manager Section 2 Penalty Any person vio- lating the provisions of this ordi- nance shall be guilty of a mis- demeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300 00 or by imprisonment for a period of not to exceed 90 days or both Section 3 Effective Date This or- dinance shall take effect 15 days after its publication Adopted by the City Council March 17, 1975 s/FRANK FLEETHAM Mayor Attest s/EARL HANSON City Clerk Reviewed for administration s/CHRIS CHERCHES City Manager Approved as to form and legality s/WAYNE POPHAM City Attorney (Mar 20, 19751—SLP-G V Nle No. Affidavit of Publication ST. 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