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41 3 4 . Display of small handguns. Section 11-134 would prohibit the display of small handguns on the public streets, sidewalks, alleys and other public property. Small handguns, those which are easily and ordinarily carried concealed, are defined as those under six inches in length and firearms without handgrips under eight inches in length. The ordinance includes the method of determining the length of these weapons. 5 . Possession of weapons of mass death and destruction. Section 11-135 would prohibit the possession, off one's own premises, of a weapon of mass death and destruction. The ordinance includes a detailed definition of a "weapon of mass death and destruction. " Included within the definition are: a. semi-automatic rifles accepting a detachable magazine which can hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition; b. semi-automatic shotguns with a magazine capacity of more than six rounds; and, c. semi-automatic handguns which are: modifications of prohibited semi-automatic rifles; designed to accept a magazine with a capacity of more than 20 rounds; and, actually possessed while a detachable magazine with a capacity of more than 20 rounds is attached or easily available to be attached. The definition of "weapon of mass death and destruction" was developed primarily from ..,the definition of "assault weapon" contained in an ordinance enacted by the City of Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland's ordinance was upheld in August by the Supreme Court of Ohio as being valid under the Constitutions of Ohio and the United States. (Arnold v. Cleveland, 67 Ohio St. 3d 35, 616 N. E. 2d 163 (1993) ) . The definition is drawn to exclude commonly used semi- automatic hunting weapons and has been reviewed by persons familiar with firearms. Further, the definition of "weapon of mass death and destruction" does not include weapons, including automatic weapons, which are defined as weapons of mass death and destruction by State law and prohibited by State law.