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bigtoe416 wrote:
I did a brief look through Marin county codes and I found a prohibition of discharging firearms when closer than 1000 yards of incorporated land. I think the closest incorporated city is Sausalito, which would mean that it's safe to LOC on the Marin side of the Golden Gate Bridge as soon as the Federal law goes into effect February 22, 2010.
Isn't that only for rifles?
6.56.065 Discharge of rifles in the vicinity of cities.
Any person who discharges a rifle within five hundred yards of the city limits of the cities of Fairfax, Novato and San Rafael, or within one thousand yards of the city limits of any other incorporated city in Marin County shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
The foregoing shall not apply to members or guests of target or hunting clubs or similar activities, hunting or shooting on property owned or controlled, or for which permission has been granted to use such property to the club or activity; provided, that the board of supervisors has issued a permit acknowledging the existence of said club or activity.
(Ord. 2385 § 1, 1978)
I'm not really sure if this 'safety' zone ordinance would be a problem...
6.56.070 Restrictions on use.
Any person who discharges any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, air rifle, spring-loaded BB gun, or firearm within one hundred fifty yards of any building, dwelling house, road, camp, or other place where human beings usually inhabit, assemble, frequent, or pass, said one hundred fifty yard area being hereby declared a "safety zone," is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by both such fine or imprisonment; and
In addition to the foregoing absolute prohibition, any person who, without reasonable regard for the safety of persons or property, discharges any such firearm at, in or in the direction of any building, dwelling house, road, camp or other place where human beings usually inhabit, assemble, frequent or pass, although outside the one hundred fifty yard limitation, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by both such fine or imprisonment.
(Ord. 1464 § 1, 1965: Ord. 266 § 1, 1938)