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549.01 DEFINITIONS.
<br />As used in this chapter;
<br />(a) “Automatic firearm” means any firearm designed or specially adapted to
<br />fire a succession of cartridges with a single function of the trigger.
<br />(b) “Ballistic knife” means a knife with a detachable blade that is propelled by
<br />a spring-operated mechanism.
<br />(c) “Chief of Police” means the Chief of the Lakewood Division of Police or
<br />his designee.
<br />(d) “Commercial District” is established to provide for commercial uses that
<br />generally require independent, free-standing buildings, larger parking areas, and
<br />may have unique traffic patterns because of such factors as drive-in facilities.
<br />(e) “Dangerous ordnance” means any of the following, except as provided in
<br />subsection (f) hereof:
<br />(1) Any automaticor sawed-off firearm, zip-gun or ballistic knife;
<br />(2) Any explosive device or incendiary device;
<br />(3) Nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, nitrostarch, PETN, cyclonite, TNT, picric
<br />(3) Nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, nitrostarch, PETN, cyclonite, TNT, picric
<br />acid and other high explosives, amatol, tritonal, tetrytol, pentolite, pecretol,
<br />acid and other high explosives, amatol, tritonal, tetrytol, pentolite, pecretol, acid and other high explosives, amatol, tritonal, tetrytol, pentolite, pecretol,
<br />cyclotol, and other high explosive compositions; plastic explosives; dynamite,
<br />cyclotol, and other high explosive compositions; plastic explosives; dynamite, cyclotol, and other high explosive compositions; plastic explosives; dynamite,
<br />blasting gelatin, gelatin dynamite, sensitized ammonium nitrate, liquid-oxygen
<br />blasting gelatin, gelatin dynamite, sensitized ammonium nitrate, liquidblasting gelatin, gelatin dynamite, sensitized ammonium nitrate, liquid
<br />oxygen oxygen
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<br />blasting explosives, blasting powder and other blasting agents; and any other
<br />blasting explosives, blasting powder and other blasting agents; and any other blasting explosives, blasting powder and other blasting agents; and any other
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<br />explosive substance having sufficient brisance or power to be particularly
<br />having sufficient brisance or power to be particularly having sufficient brisance or power to be particularly
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<br />suitable for use as military explosive, or for use in mining, quarrying, excavating
<br />suitable for use as military explosive, or for use in mining, quarrying, excavating suitable for use as military explosive, or for use in mining, quarrying, excavating
<br />or demolitions;
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<br />(4) Any firearm, rocket launcher, mortar, artillery piece, grenade, mine, bomb,
<br />(4) Any firearm, rocket launcher, mortar, artillery piece, grenade, mine, bomb, (4) Any firearm, rocket launcher, mortar, artillery piece, grenade, mine, bomb,
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<br />torpedo or similar weapon, designed and manufactured for military purposes,
<br />torpedo or similar weapon, designed and manufactured for military purposes, torpedo or similar weapon, designed and manufactured for military purposes,
<br />torpedo or similar weapon, designed and manufactured for military purposes,
<br />and the ammunition for that weapon;
<br />(5) Any firearm muffler or suppressor;
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<br />(5) Any firearm muffler or suppressor;
<br />(5) Any firearm muffler or suppressor;
<br />(6) Any combination of parts that is intended by the owner for use in
<br />(6) Any combination of parts that is intended by the owner for use in (6) Any combination of parts that is intended by the owner for use in
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<br />converting any firearm or other device into a dangerous ordnance.
<br />converting any firearm or other device into a dangerous converting any firearm or other device into a dangerous
<br />(f) “Dangerous ordnance” does not include any of the following:
<br />(f) “Dangerous ordnance” does not include any of the following:(f) “Dangerous ordnance” does not include any of the following:
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<br />(1) Exemptions covered by Section 549.98;
<br />(1) Exemptions covered by Section 549.98;(1) Exemptions covered by Section 549.98;
<br />(2) Any firearm, including a military weapon and the ammunition for that
<br />(2) Any firearm, including a military weapon and the ammunition for that (2) Any firearm, including a military weapon and the ammunition for that
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<br />weapon, and regardless of its actual age, which employs a percussion cap or
<br />weapon, and regardless of its actual age, which employs a percussion cap or weapon, and regardless of its actual age, which employs a percussion cap or
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<br />other obsolete ignition system, or that is designed and safe for use only with
<br />other obsolete ignition system, or that is designed and safe for use only with other obsolete ignition system, or that is designed and safe for use only with
<br />black powder;
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<br />black powder;
<br />(3) Any pistol, rifle or shotgun, designed or suitable for sporting purposes,
<br />(3) Any pistol, rifle or shotgun, designed or suitable for sporting purposes, (3) Any pistol, rifle or shotgun, designed or suitable for sporting purposes,
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<br />including a military weapon as used or as modified and the ammunition for that
<br />including a military weapon as used or as modified and the ammunition for thincluding a military weapon as used or as modified and the ammunition for th
<br />weapon, unless the firearm is an automatic or sawed-off firearm;
<br />weapon, unless the firearm is an automatic or sawedweapon, unless the firearm is an automatic or sawed
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<br />(4) Any cannon or other artillery piece which, regardless of its actual age, is of
<br />(4) Any cannon or other artillery piece which, regardless of its actual age, is of (4) Any cannon or other artillery piece which, regardless of its actual age, is of
<br />a type in accepted use prior to 1887, has no mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic or
<br />a type in accepted use prior to 1887, has no mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic or a type in accepted use prior to 1887, has no mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic or
<br />other system for absorbing recoil and returning the tube into battery without
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<br />displacing the carriage, and is designed and safe for use only with black powder;
<br />displacing the carriage, and is designed and safe for use only with black powder;
<br />(5) Black powder, priming quills and percussion caps possessed and lawfully
<br />used to fire a cannon of a type defined in paragraph (f)(4) hereof during
<br />displays, celebrations, organized matches or shoots, and target practice, and
<br />smokeless and black powder, primers, and percussion caps possessed and
<br />lawfully used as a propellant or ignition device in small-arms or small-arms
<br />ammunition;
<br />(6) Dangerous ordnance which is inoperable or inert and cannot readily be
<br />rendered operable or activated, and which is kept as a trophy, souvenir, curio or
<br />museum piece;
<br />(7) Any device that is expressly excepted from the definition of a destructive
<br />device pursuant to the “Gun Control Act of 1968,” 82 Stat. 1213, 18 U.S.C.
<br />921(A)(4), as amended and regulations issued under that Act.
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