5.12.270 Unlawful acts.

In addition to the other acts prohibited by this chapter, it shall be unlawful:
A. For any licensee to fail to turn over any person arrested by such licensee pursuant to the laws of the state of Colorado, immediately to the city department of police or other public law enforcement agency. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing any licensee to make an arrest not authorized under the laws of the state of Colorado to be made by a private citizen;
B. For any licensee, under the provisions of Sections 5.12.020 through 5.12.060 and Sections 5.12.110 through 5.12.140 of this chapter who fires a firearm within the city, to fail to promptly report such incident to the department of police;
C. For any licensee, under Section 5.12.020 through 5.12.060 of this chapter to hinder or interfere with any investigation under the jurisdiction of the city department of police;
D. For any licensee to fail to report immediately to the city police department all violations of city ordinances or to fail to report to the department of police or other public law enforcement agency all violations of state or federal laws which constitute crimes coming to his attention;
E. For any licensee, while engaged in his course of employment, to wear a uniform or insignia similar to that worn by any peace officer;
F. For any licensee under this chapter to represent himself to be an officer of the city department of police;
G. For any licensee to carry any firearm not registered as provided by Section 5.12.210 of this chapter while in the performance of duties as a business or industrial guard or merchant patrolman, as defined in Section 5.12.010 of this chapter;
H. For failure of any licensee to surrender the licensee's identification card/license after discharge;
I. For any person other than a peace officer or member of the armed forces of the United States or Colorado National Guard acting in the lawful discharge of his duties or a person who has a valid permit and license pursuant to the Federal Code for such weapon to knowingly possess an illegal weapon. As used in this subsection, the term "illegal weapon" means a blackjack, bomb, firearm silencer, gas gun, machine gun, short shotgun, short rifle, metallic knuckles, gravity knife, or switchblade knife, and as used in this subsection, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Blackjack" means and includes any billy, sand club, sandbag, or other hand-operated striking weapon consisting, at the striking end, of an encased piece of lead or other heavy substance and, at the handle end, a strap or springy shaft which increases the force of impact.
2. "Bomb" means any explosive or incendiary device or molotov cocktail which is not specifically designed for lawful and legitimate use in the hands of its possessor.
3. "Firearm silencer" means any instrument, attachment, weapon or appliance for causing the firing of any gun, revolver, pistol, or other firearm to be silent or intended to lessen or muffle the noise of the firing of any such weapon.
4. "Gas gun" means a device designed for projecting gas-filled projectiles which release the contents after having been projected from the device and includes projectiles for use in such device.
5. "Gravity knife" means any knife that has a blade released from the handle or sheath thereof by the force of gravity or the application of centrifugal force, that when released is locked in place by means of a button, spring, lever or other device.
6. "Knife" means any dagger, dirk, knife or stiletto with a blade over three and one-half inches in length, or any other dangerous instrument capable of inflicting cutting, stabbing or tearing wounds, but does not include a hunting or fishing knife carried for sports use. The issue that a knife is a hunting or fishing knife must be raised as an affirmative defense.
7. "Machine gun" means any firearm, whatever size and usual designation, that shoots automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
8. "Short rifle" means a rifle having a barrel less than sixteen inches long or overall length of less than twenty-six inches.
9. "Short shotgun" means a shotgun having a barrel or barrels less than eighteen inches long or an overall length of less than twenty-six inches.
10. "Switchblade knife" means any knife, the blade of which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to the button, spring or other device in its handle. (Ord. 1992-47 § 28; prior code § 6-2-17)