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chambered for high pressure ammunition, resulting in a ballistic power package which <br />exceeds the pressure levels originally intended for the action mechanism from which <br />theirs is derived; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires to promulgate regulations which will <br />encompass newly produced Saturday Night Special handguns, as well as the earlier <br />models of these dangerous firearms. The City Council further desires that the Roster <br />of Saturday Night Specials be as thorough and accurate as possible. <br />Now, therefore, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as <br />follows: <br />ection 1. The San Leandro Municipal Code, Article 5 to Chapter 14 of <br />Title IV, is hereby added to read as follows: <br />"ARTICLE 5. PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF SATURDAY <br />NIGHT SPECIALS, ALSO IC TOWN AS JUNK GUNS. <br />Section 4-14-500: INTENT. The purpose of this Article is to ensure the health, <br />safety and welfare of the citizens and law enforcement officers of the Citv by <br />eliminating the sale in the City of cheaply made, inadequately designed and poorly <br />manufactured handguns. <br />Section 4-14-505: DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases, whenever <br />used in this Article, shall be construed as defined in this section: <br />(a) "Saturday Night Special," as used in this Article shall mean any of <br />the following: <br />(1) a pistol, revolver, or firearm capable of being concealed <br />upon the person, as those terms are defined in California <br />Penal Code Section 12001(a), which contains a frame, <br />barrel, breechblock, cylinder or slide that is not completely <br />fabricated of heat treated carbon steel, forged alloy or <br />other material of equal or higher tensile strength_ <br />(2) a semi -automatic pistol which: <br />(i) is not originally equipped by the manufacturer with <br />a locked -breech action; and <br />3 <br />151 <br />