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ARTICLE V.
<br />WEAPONS*
<br />Cross References: Weapons in parks, § 26 -53. (repealed), Orange County Facilities Use Policy.
<br />Sec. 18 -151. Definitions.
<br />For purposes of this section and any other Code of Ordinances section that addresses the
<br />possession of firearms or weapons, the following terms are hereby defined:
<br />(1) Athletic facility means a building, structure or place for engaging in sporting events,
<br />recreational activities, fitness or physical training.
<br />(2) Athletic field means a piece of land traditionally used for organized athletic or
<br />sporting event(s), including the adjoining spectator area.
<br />(3) Handgun means a gun or firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand
<br />including but not limited to any revolver, pistol, derringer, pepperbox, machine pistol,
<br />single -shot pistol, or semi - automatic pistol.
<br />(4) Playground means a piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for
<br />recreation especially by children including the adjoining area and shelter used by
<br />children for respite, eating and playing sedentary games.
<br />(5) Pocket Knife means a folding knife typically used for utilitarian purposes having an
<br />overall length of four inches or less when in its closed position.
<br />(6) Recreational facilities include the following: a playground, an athletic field, a
<br />swimming pool, and/or athletic facility owned, leased, or operated by Orange County.
<br />(7) Weapon includes, but is not limited to, any rifle, shotgun, weapon of mass
<br />destruction, or knife (excluding pocket knives).
<br />(Ord. of 11 -1- 1995, § 6.1, eff. 11 -2 -1995, Amend. of 6 -5 -2012, eff. 6 -5 -2012)
<br />Sec. 18 -152. Prohibition.
<br />(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or carry a concealed or non - concealed
<br />handgun or weapon, on or in any county - owned, leased, or operated building or its
<br />appurtenant premises including, but not limited to, a parking lot, or on or in any
<br />public school building or grounds.
<br />(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or carry a concealed or non - concealed
<br />handgun, with or without a permit, or weapon on, in or within any of the recreational
<br />facilities as defined above in any of the county parks listed in Section 18 -154. Except
<br />as otherwise provided herein, the County Manager or his or her designee is authorized
<br />and directed to post, in conspicuous locations, notices of this prohibition against
<br />carrying a concealed handgun. Nevertheless, a concealed handgun permittee may, at
<br />the designated parking area of a recreational facility, secure the handgun in a locked
<br />vehicle within the trunk, glove box, or other enclosed compartment or area within or
<br />on the motor vehicle.
<br />(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or carry a non - concealed handgun or
<br />weapon or a concealed weapon on any county- owned, leased, or operated property.
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