10.56.050 Safe storage of firearms and firearm precursors in residences required.
A. Prohibition. No person shall keep a firearm or firearm precursor part within a residence unless the firearm or firearm precursor part is stored in a locked container or disabled with a locking device. The firearm must be stored or disabled in a manner that a reasonable person would believe renders it inaccessible to unauthorized users. It is a violation of this prohibition if the key, or mechanism or code to unlock or disable the locked container or locking device, is disclosed to, or kept in a location accessible to, unauthorized users.
B. Exceptions. Subsection A of this section shall not apply to a firearm:
1. That it is carried on the person of, or is otherwise in the immediate control and possession of, a person in accordance with applicable local, state, and/or federal laws; or
2. That is carried on the person of, or is otherwise in the immediate control and possession of, a peace officer; or
3. To a person who reports the loss or theft of a firearm that person owns or possessed to the Petaluma police department within forty-eight hours from the time the person suspected or knew that the firearm had been lost or stolen.
(Ord. 2831 NCS §3, 2023.)