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