Columbus |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 23. GENERAL OFFENSES CODE |
Chapter 2323. ATTEMPT; COMPLICITY; WEAPONS |
§ 2323.171. Unlawful possession of firearm accessory.
(A)
No person shall knowingly acquire, have, carry, or use an illegal rate-of-fire acceleration firearm accessory.
(B)
Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm accessory, a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail with a mandatory minimum jail term of at least one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days during which mandatory jail term the defendant shall not be eligible for work release and up to a $1500 fine.
(C)
For the purposes of this section:
(1)
"Illegal rate-of-fire acceleration firearm accessory" means any trigger crank, a bump-fire device, or any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory, that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semi-automatic firearm but not convert the semi-automatic firearm into an automatic firearm. These include, but are not limited to, firearm accessories described or marketed as bump stocks, bump-fire stocks, slide fires, and accelerators.
(Ord. No. 1116-2018 , § 1, 5-14-2018)