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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 <br />-- <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 <br />t <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 <br />f <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; <br />a <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, <br />r <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; <br />d <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 <br /> <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: <br />g <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 <br />n <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 <br />i <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; <br />k <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, <br />r <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 <br />o <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 <br />other system for absorbi <br />w <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. <br />5 <br /> <br /> <br />