[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of South Plainfield 10-13-1964 as Art. 2 of Ch. 11 of the 1964 Code;
amended in its entirety 2-11-1974 (Ch. 99 of the 1982 Code). Subsequent amendments noted
where applicable.]
This chapter is enacted as a measure to safeguard
the residents of the Borough of South Plainfield and to provide for
their public safety and welfare and to protect their property.
It shall be unlawful to carry any concealed
weapon within the Borough in violation of the laws of this state.
It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearm
or air gun, BB gun or any toy gun projecting lead or any other missile
except in a regularly established shooting gallery; provided, however,
that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of
the law from discharging a firearm in the performance of his duties,
nor to prohibit any citizen from discharging a firearm when lawfully
defending his person or property.
No person shall discharge any firearm of any
description upon or against any state, county or municipal road or
highway, and no person, except the owner or lessee of the property
and persons specifically authorized by him, in writing, shall have
in his possession a loaded gun while within 1,000 feet of any occupied
dwelling within this Borough or within 1,000 feet of any public park
or school playground.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000,
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community
service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.
