§ 54-20.004. Definitions.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the term "Saturday night special," as used in this section means any of the following:

(1)

A pistol, revolver, or firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, as those terms are defined in California Penal Code Section 12001(a), which contains a frame, barrel, breechblock, cylinder or slide that is not completely fabricated of heat treated carbon steel, forged alloy or other material of equal or higher tensile strength;

(2)

A semiautomatic pistol which:

(A)

Is not originally equipped by the manufacturer with a locked-breech action;

(B)

Is chambered for cartridges developing maximum permissible breech pressures above twenty-four thousand one hundred copper units of pressure as standardized by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute;

(C)

For purpose of this subsection (2), "semiautomatic pistol" means a firearm, as defined in California Penal Code Section 12001(b), which is designed to be held and fired with one hand, and which does the following upon discharge: (i) fires the cartridge in the chamber; (ii) ejects the fired cartridge case; and (iii) loads a cartridge from the magazine into the chamber. "Semiautomatic pistol" shall not include any assault weapon designated in California Penal Code Section 12276;

(3)

A pistol, revolver, or firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, as those terms are defined in California Penal Code Section 12001(a), which:

(A)

Uses an action mechanism which is substantially identical in design to any action mechanism manufactured in or before 1898 that was originally chambered for rimfire ammunition developing maximum permissible breech pressures below nineteen thousand copper units of pressure as standardized by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute;

(B)

Is chambered to fire either centerfire ammunition or rimfire ammunition developing maximum permissible breech pressures above nineteen thousand copper units of pressure as standardized by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufactures Institute;

(C)

Is not originally equipped by the manufacturer with a nondetachable safety guard surrounding the trigger;

(D)

If rimfire, is equipped with a barrel of less than twenty bore diameters in overall length protruding from the frame;

(E)

For purpose of this subsection (3), "action mechanism" means the mechanism of a firearm by which it is loaded, locked, fired and unloaded.

(Ord. 96-42 § 2).