[Ord. 71, 1/18/1972; as amended by Ord. 278, 9/18/1991]
Except in necessary defense of person and property and except as provided in § 6-403 of this Part, it shall be unlawful for any person to use, fire, or discharge any gun or other firearm within the Township.
[Ord. 71, 1/18/1972; as amended by Ord. 278, 9/18/1991]
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any air rifle, air pistol, spring gun, spring pistol, BB gun, bow and arrow, or similar device, or any implement that is not a firearm but which impels a pellet of any kind with a force that can reasonably be expected to cause bodily harm, at any place within the Township, except as provided in § 6-403 of this Part, and except on a target range which is properly constructed to trap or stop the projectile as ascertained by the Chief of Police.
[Ord. 71, 1/18/1972; as amended by Ord. 278, 9/18/1991]
This Part shall not apply to:
1. 
Persons licensed to hunt in this Commonwealth while actually engaged in hunting where permitted under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
2. 
Members of any organization incorporated under laws of this Commonwealth engaged in target shooting upon the grounds or property belonging to or under the control of such organization.
3. 
Any law enforcement officers when used in the discharge of their official duties.
4. 
Shooting ranges, indoor, as defined by § 27-303 of the Township Zoning Ordinance and approved as a permitted accessory use in the RR Zoning District pursuant to § 27-506A(11) of the Zoning Ordinance.
[Added by Ord. 457, 3/7/2012]
5. 
Shooting ranges, indoor, as defined by § 27-303 of the Township Zoning Ordinance and approved as a use by special exception in the CM or M Zoning District in compliance with § 27-788 of the Zoning Ordinance.
[Added by Ord. 457, 3/7/2012]
[Ord. 71, 1/18/1972; as amended by Ord. 278, 9/18/1991; by Ord. 325, 7/3/1996; by Ord. 336, 2/5/1997; and at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this Part shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this Part. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.