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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0597 - License for Concealed Firearms l 34* ILA ws ik /ooa CITY QF TUK WILA WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 597 7 AN ORDINANCE relating to and regulating the issuance by the Chief of Police of licenses to carry a pistol as provided in RCW Chapter 9.41. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA DO ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Any person applying to the Chief of Police of the City of Tukwila pursuant to RCW 9.41.070 for a license to carry a pistol concealed on his person shall file with the Chief of Police, on a form to be provided by him, an application in writing which shall include the following infor- mation and material: (1) Name and address of the applicant. (2) The applicant's citizenship and age. (3) A statement whether the applicant: (a) has ever been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, or is at the time of such application under indictment for or charged by information, with, any such crime; (b) is a fugitive from justice; (c) is an unlawful user of or addicted to marihuana or any depressant or stimulant or narcotic drug; -1- (d) has ever been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to any mental institution; (e) has ever been adjudicated as a common or habitual drunk. (4) A photograph of the applicant, taken within sixty days immediately prior to the date of filing of the appli- cation, which shall be 2" by 2" showing the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner. (5) The applicant's fingerprints. (6) A statement of the applicant's reasons for de- siring such license including such factual information as the Chief of Police shall find reasonably necessary to effectuate the purpose of, and determine compliance with, this ordinance and RCW Chapter 9.41. Section 2. Upon receipt of such application and after investigation of the information stated therein and such other investigation as the Chief of Police shall find reasonably necessary to effectuate the purpose of, and determine compliance with, this ordinance and RCW Chapter 9.41, the Chief of Police shall within thirty (30) days after the filing of such applica- tion issue a license to such person to carry a pistol concealed on his person for the purposes of protection or while engaged in business, sport or while traveling within this state for such period of time not more than one year as shall be requisite for the purpose for which such license is issued; provided, that the Chief of Police shall not issue a license to any person who the Chief of Police reasonably believes: -2- (1) is ineligible to own or possess a firearm under the ordinances of the City of Tukwila, or the laws of the State of Washington, or of the United States. (2) has made any false statement of fact in such application; (3) has failed to state in such application sufficient facts evidencing that such license is in fact sought for the purposes of protection or while engaged in business, sport or while traveling; or (4) would, by reason of physical disability, defect or incapacity, or otherwise, in the carrying of such pistol constitute a substantial danger to the public safety. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Tukwila this 17th day of November 1969. ATTEST: City Clerk as to form: T 41 f y "Attorney Published Record Chronicle November 21, 1969. 2 Ee Mayor