A.
No person shall possess, carry, or use, except as provided below,
a cannon, gun, pistol, revolver, stun gun, or firearms of any description,
a shotgun, or rifle that may be used for the explosion of bullets
and cartridges or any air gun, BB guns, gas-operated gun or spring-operated
gun, or any instrument, toy, or weapon commonly known as a "peashooter,"
"slingshot," "beany," or "throwing star," or any knife except as may
be specifically hereinafter provided, whether that instrument is called
by any name set forth above or by any other name.
B.
Excepted from the prohibition in Subsection A shall be:
(1)
Weapons used by a law enforcement officer in the necessary performance
of his or her duty;
(2)
Weapons used by a member of a recognized military unit, in the
necessary performance of his or her duty;
(3)
Any toy pistol capable of exploding only paper caps containing
35 grains or less of explosive composition, including starter pistols
used in sporting or athletic events;
(4)
The discharge of firearms in an indoor shooting range where
the walls of the shooting range are adequate to prevent the escape
of a bullet or cartridge from the premises; and
(5)
Weapons used by a person holding a concealed carry permit issued
in his or her name by the Department of State Police pursuant to the
Firearm Concealed Carry Act (430 ILCS 66/1 et seq.).
[Added 5-22-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-12]
C.
No person may acquire or possess any firearm or any firearm ammunition
without having in his or her possession a firearm owner's identification
card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State
Police pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
A.
ANTIQUE HANDGUN
BUSINESS
DEALER
HANDGUN
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
MANUFACTURER
SALE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any handgun which the Department of Law Enforcement of the
state finds by reason of the date of its manufacture, value, design,
and other characteristics is primarily a collector's item and is not
likely to be used as a weapon.
A commercial enterprise operating within a nonresidential
zoning district.
Any person or firm engaged in the business of sale or exchange
of handguns for profit.
Any firearm that is designed or redesigned or made or remade
and intended to be fired while held in one hand; or having a barrel
under 10 inches in length; or a firearm of a size which may be concealed
upon the person, excluding:
Any pneumatic gun, spring gun, or BB gun that expels a single
globular projectile not exceeding 0.22 of an inch in diameter.
Any device used exclusively for signaling or safety and required
or recommended by the United States Coast Guard or the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Any device used exclusively for the firing of stud cartridges,
explosive rivets, or similar industrial ammunition.
Antique handguns.
Any person engaged in the business of processing, producing,
or fabricating material into a handgun.
The transfer of possession or ownership of a handgun by a
dealer.
B.
Manufacturers and dealers prohibited. No business shall engage in
the manufacture or sale of handguns in the Village.
C.
Construction. Nothing in this section shall be construed or applied
to necessarily require or excuse noncompliance with any provision
of federal or state law. This section and the penalties prescribed
for violation hereof shall not supersede, but shall supplement, all
federal and state statutes in which similar conduct may be prohibited
or regulated.
A.
No person shall carry in any vehicle or concealed on or about his
or her person any weapon such as a blackjack, bludgeon, razor, dagger,
dirk, switchblade knife, stiletto, brass or metal knuckles, throwing
star, billy, slingshot, bomb, or high explosive other than fixed ammunition.
B.
This section shall not apply to law enforcement officers in the performance
of their duties or other persons authorized by law to carry those
weapons.
C.
No person shall shoot with or use out of doors, within the Village
limits, a bow and arrow, the bow of which has a "pull" of 10 pounds
or over.
D.
No person shall use, within the Village limits, any arrow with a
tip or point of steel or other hard substance.
A.
No person shall sell, offer for sale, or display any knife having
the appearance of a pocket knife, the blade or blades of which can
be opened by a flick of a button, pressure on the handle or other
mechanical device on the handle or by other mechanical devices or
gravity. These knives are hereby declared to be dangerous or deadly
weapons under this article and shall be subject to forfeiture to the
Village as provided herein.
B.
This section shall not include any closed nonmechanical, nongravity
pocket knife of six inches' overall length or less, or any knife essential
to one's trade.
Every person convicted of any violation under this article shall,
in addition to any penalty provided in this Code, forfeit to the Village
any weapon, and the Village shall have the discretion of either disposing
of the weapon or retaining it for official Police Department use.
A.
No person shall offer for sale, expose for sale, sell, possess, or
use, or explode any blank cartridge, except for use in starter pistols
for sporting or athletic events, toy pistol, toy cannon, toy cane
or toy gun in which explosives are used; the type of balloon which
requires fire underneath to propel the balloon, firecrackers, torpedoes,
sky-rockets, roman candles, bombs, sparklers, or other fireworks of
similar construction, or any fireworks containing any explosive or
inflammable compound or any tablets or other device commonly used
and sold as fireworks.
B.
The Chief of Police or the Chief's designee may grant permission
to discharge fireworks within the Village under and pursuant to the
following conditions:
(1)
That the time and place for the discharge of fireworks be approved
by the Chiefs of Police and the Fire Protection District.
(2)
That the discharge of the fireworks be handled by an experienced
and competent operator approved by the Chiefs of Police and the Fire
Protection District.
(3)
That permission shall not be granted by the Village for any
person to discharge fireworks of the type commonly known as "bombs"
or "torpedoes" or for any fireworks which are designed to detonate
and produce noise or concussion, except that these "bombs" or "torpedoes"
may be discharged in connection with the celebration of any event
either approved or sponsored by the Village.
(4)
That the operator of the fireworks shall furnish to the Village
proper property, liability, and worker's compensation insurance policies
in the amounts requested and approved by the Village. Included in
those insurance policies shall be an appropriate "save harmless" clause
to protect the Village.
(5)
That all insurance policies shall be approved by the Village
Attorney as to form and sufficiency before permission is granted herein.
(6)
That the operator of the fireworks shall comply with any further
conditions as the Village may request.
No person shall keep or store any nitroglycerine or the explosive
commonly known as "TNT" in the Village in any quantities, except for
medicinal or laboratory purposes, provided that no more than one-quarter
ounce shall be stored in any one building or premises for medicinal
or laboratory purposes.
All explosives must be kept or stored in accordance with the
rules endorsed by the State Fire Marshal with regard to the explosives,
subject to the conditions of this article.
