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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 59-12 Access by minors prohibited.">
  <section prefix="§" num="59-12" heading="Access by minors prohibited.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Prohibited conduct.">Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not leave a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm that is in close proximity to ammunition, in any location where the person knows or reasonably should know that an unsupervised minor might gain access to the firearm.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Exceptions.">Subsection (a) of this section does not apply if:<para num="(1)">the minor’s access to the firearm is supervised by a person 21 years old or older;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the firearm is in a locked gun cabinet or similar locked location;</para>
      <para num="(3)">the firearm is secured with a child safety lock;</para>
      <para num="(4)">the minor obtained access to the firearm as the result of an unlawful entry to the premises; or</para>
      <para num="(5)">the firearm is in the possession or control of a law enforcement officer while the officer is engaged in official duties.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §117A(b)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 91-720</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 98-243</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
