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Ordinance No. 1719 Page Seven 6.64.130 Non-assignabili_ty. A firearm sales permit issued under this chapter is not assignable. Any attempt to assign a firearm sales permit makes the permit void. 6.64.140 Nonconforming Use. Notwithstanding the effective date of this Chapter, any person engaged in firearm sales who is the holder of a valid Seller's Permit issued by the State Board of Equalization and a valid Certificate of Eligibility issued by the California Depamnent of justice, all of which were issued prior to January 1, 1998, may continue such firearm sales provided a firearm sales permit, a conditional use permit and business registration are obtained from the City within one (1) year of the effective date of this ordinance, and provided the operator remains fully licensed by all agencies listed above. Article II. Sale of Saturday Night Specials 6.64.150 Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to ensure the health, safety and general welfare of the City of Pleasanton citizens by prohibiting in the City of Pleasanton the sale of cheaply made, inadequately designed and poorly manufactured handguns. 6.64.160 Definitions. Except as provided in Section 6.64.165 of this Chapter, the term "Saturday Night Special" as used in this Chapter shall mean any of the following: A. A pistol, revolver or frrearm capable of being concealed upon the person, as those terms are defmed in California Penal Code Section 1200 1(a), which pistol, revolver or firearm 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. B. A semi-automatic pistol that: (1) Is not originally equipped by the manufacturer with a locked-breech action; and (2) Is chambered for cartridges developing maximum permissible breech pressures above 24, 100 Copper Units of Pressure as standardized by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute.