Exceptions.
Riverside Municipal Code § 9.12.030
in effect9.12.030 - Exceptions.
Section 9.12.020 does not apply to the use of a firearm by:
A. A peace officer or person in the military service in the discharge of their duties;
B. Persons using firearms in the defense of their persons, the life of another person, their livestock, their domestic animals or their property, to the extent authorized by law; or as otherwise authorized by a permit or license, other than a hunting license, issued pursuant to a state or federal law; or
C. A person shooting at a mark or target at a regularly established target range, which shall be subject to regulation by ordinance of the City Council.
(Ord. 6423 § 1, 1998; prior code § 35.3)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT9PESAMO_CH9.12WE_9.12.030EXFetched: 11/1/2026