The unlawful carrying of weapons as prohibited by CVMC 2.66.290 is a nuisance. Any such weapons taken from the person or vehicles of a person unlawfully carrying the same in such prohibited areas are nuisances and shall be surrendered to the Chief of Police of the City. Said weapons shall be destroyed annually between the first and tenth days of July in each year to the extent that they shall be thereafter wholly and entirely ineffective and useless as weapons for the purpose set forth herein; provided, however, said weapons shall be preserved as necessary or proper to serve the ends of justice or returned to the owner upon the certificate or order of a judge of a court of record or of the district attorney of the county or the City Attorney. If any weapon has been stolen and is thereafter recovered from the thief or his transferee, it shall not be destroyed but shall be restored to the lawful owner, as soon as its use as evidence has been served, upon his identification of the weapon and proof of ownership. (Ord. 2651 § 1, 1995; Ord. 2172 § 3, 1986; Ord. 1228 § 1; prior code § 21.3.4).