The following words, when used in this Article, shall have the
meanings set out herein:
Any firearm so defined by the National Gun Control Act, 18
U.S.C. Title 26, §5845, and the United States Treasury/Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 27 CFR 178.11:
"Antique firearm" is any firearm not designed or redesigned
for using rim fire or conventional center fire ignition with fixed
ammunition and manufactured in or before 1898, said ammunition not
being manufactured any longer; this includes any matchlock, wheel
lock, flintlock, percussion cap or similar type ignition system, or
replica thereof;
Curio or relic firearm is any firearm deriving value as a collectible
weapon due to its unique design, ignition system, operation or at
least fifty (50) years old, associated with a historical event, renown
personage or major war.
Any instrument that is designed or adapted for the purpose
of stunning or inflicting physical injury by striking a person, and
which is readily capable of lethal use.
Any material or mixture, consisting of fuel and oxidizer
that is intended for blasting, but not otherwise defined as an explosive
under this Section, provided that the finished product, as mixed for
use of shipment, cannot be detonated by means of a numbered 8 test
blasting cap when unconfined.
Any firearm with a barrel less than sixteen (16) inches in
length, measured from the face of the bolt or standing breech.
To alter or destroy the manufacturer's or importer's serial
number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark.
Any device containing a detonating charge that is used for
initiating detonation in an explosive, including but not limited to,
electric blasting caps of instantaneous and delay types, non-electric
blasting caps for use with safety fuse or shock tube and detonating
cord delay connectors.
Any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas bomb or similar
device designed or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death, serious
physical injury or substantial property damage; or any device designed
or adapted for delivering or shooting such a weapon. For the purposes
of this Article, the term "explosive" shall mean any chemical compound
mixture or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function
by explosion, including but not limited to, dynamite and other high
explosives, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety
fuses, squibs, detonating cords, igniter cords, and igniters or blasting
agents.
Any weapon that is designed or adapted to expel a projectile
by the action of an explosive.
Any instrument, attachment or appliance that is designed
or adapted to muffle the noise made by the firing of any firearm.
Any gas ejection device, weapon, cartridge, container or
contrivance, other than a gas bomb, that is designed or adapted for
the purpose of ejecting any poison gas that will cause death or serious
physical injury, but not any device that ejects a repellent or temporary
incapacitating substance.
Substantially impaired mental or physical capacity resulting
from introduction of any substance into the body.
Any dagger, dirk, stiletto, or bladed hand instrument that
is readily capable of inflicting serious physical injury or death
by cutting or stabbing a person. For purposes of this Article, "knife"
does not include any ordinary pocketknife with no blade more than
four (4) inches in length.
Any instrument that consists of finger rings or guards made
of a hard substance that is designed or adapted for the purpose of
inflicting serious physical injury or death by striking a person with
a fist enclosed in the knuckles.
Any firearm that is capable of firing more than one (1) shot
automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the
trigger.
Any bow, crossbow, pellet gun, slingshot or other weapon
that is not a firearm, which is capable of expelling a projectile
that could inflict serious physical injury or death by striking or
piercing a person.
Any firearm designed or adapted to be fired from the shoulder
and to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge
to fire a projectile through a rifled bore by a single function of
the trigger.
A barrel length of less than sixteen (16) inches for a rifle
and eighteen (18) inches for a shotgun, both measured from the face
of the bolt or standing breech, or an overall rifle or shotgun length
of less than twenty-six (26) inches.
Any firearm designed or adapted to be fired from the shoulder
and to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to
fire a number of shot or a single projectile through a smooth bore
barrel by a single function of the trigger.
Any fused, timed or non-manually controlled trap or device
designed or adapted to set off an explosion for the purpose of inflicting
serious physical injury or death.
Any knife which has a blade that folds or closes into the
handle or sheath, and
A.
A person
commits the crime of unlawful use of weapons if he or she knowingly:
1.
Carries concealed upon or about his or her person a knife, a firearm,
a blackjack or any other weapon readily capable of lethal use into
any area where firearms are restricted under Section 571.107, RSMo.;
or
[Ord. No. 2068, 2-21-2023]
2.
Sets a spring gun; or
3.
Discharges or shoots a firearm into a dwelling house, a railroad
train, boat, aircraft, or motor vehicle as defined in Section 302.010,
RSMo., or any building or structure used for the assembling of people;
or
4.
Exhibits, in the presence of one or more persons, any weapon readily
capable of lethal use in an angry or threatening manner; or
5.
Has a firearm or projectile weapon readily capable of lethal use
on his or her person, while he or she is intoxicated, and handles
or otherwise uses such firearm or projectile weapon in either a negligent
or unlawful manner or discharges such firearm or projectile weapon
unless acting in self-defense; or
6.
Discharges a firearm within one hundred (100) yards of any occupied
schoolhouse, courthouse, or church building; or
7.
Discharges or shoots a firearm at a mark, at any object, or at random,
on, along or across a public highway or discharges or shoots a firearm
into any outbuilding; or
8.
Carries a firearm or any other weapon readily capable of lethal use
into any church or place where people have assembled for worship,
or into any election precinct on any election day, or into any building
owned or occupied by any agency of the federal government, state government,
or political subdivision thereof;
9.
Discharges or shoots a firearm at or from a motor vehicle, as defined
in Section 301.010, RSMo., discharges or shoots a firearm at any person,
or at any other motor vehicle, or at any building or habitable structure,
unless the person was lawfully acting in self-defense; or
10.
Carries a firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or any other weapon
readily capable of lethal use into any school, onto any school bus,
or onto the premises of any function or activity sponsored or sanctioned
by school officials or the district school board; or
11.
Possesses a firearm while also knowingly in possession of a controlled
substance that is sufficient for a felony violation of Section 195.202,
RSMo.
B.
Subdivisions (1), (8), and (10) of Subsection (A) of this Section shall not apply to the persons described in this Subsection, regardless of whether such uses are reasonably associated with or are necessary to the fulfillment of such person's official duties except as otherwise provided in this Subsection. Subdivisions (3), (4), (6), (7), and (9) of Subsection (A) of this Section shall not apply to or affect any of the following persons, when such uses are reasonably associated with or are necessary to the fulfillment of such person's official duties, except as otherwise provided in this Subsection:
1.
All state, county and municipal peace officers who have completed the training required by the Police Officer Standards and Training Commission pursuant to Sections 590.030 to 590.050, RSMo., and who possess the duty and power of arrest for violation of the general criminal laws of the state or for violation of ordinances of counties or municipalities of the state, whether such officers are on or off duty, and whether such officers are within or outside of the law enforcement agency's jurisdiction, or all qualified retired peace officers, as defined in Subsection (H) of this Section, and who carry the identification defined in Subsection (I) of this Section, or any person summoned by such officers to assist in making arrests or preserving the peace while actually engaged in assisting such officer;
2.
Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons, penitentiaries,
jails and other institutions for the detention of persons accused
or convicted of crime;
3.
Members of the Armed Forces or National Guard while performing their
official duty;
4.
Those persons vested by Article V, Section 1, of the Constitution of Missouri with the judicial power of the State and those persons vested by Article III of the Constitution of the United States with the judicial power of the United States, the members of the federal judiciary;
5.
Any person whose bona fide duty is to execute process, civil or criminal;
6.
Any federal probation officer or federal flight deck officer as defined
under the federal flight deck officer program, 49 U.S.C. § 44921,
regardless of whether such officers are on duty, or within the law
enforcement agency's jurisdiction;
7.
Any state probation or parole officer, including supervisors and
members of the board of probation and parole;
8.
Any corporate security advisor meeting the definition and fulfilling
the requirements of the regulations established by the Department
of Public Safety under Section 590.750, RSMo.;
9.
Any coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner, or assistant medical
examiner;
10.
Any prosecuting attorney or assistant prosecuting attorney, circuit
attorney or assistant circuit attorney, or any person appointed by
a court to be a special prosecutor who has completed the firearms
safety training course required under Subsection 2 of Section 571.111,
RSMo.;
11.
Any member of a fire department or fire protection district who is
employed on a full-time basis as a fire investigator and who has a
valid concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013,
or a valid concealed carry permit under Section 571.111, RSMo., when
such uses are reasonably associated with or are necessary to the fulfillment
of such person's official duties; and
12.
Upon the written approval of the governing body of a fire department
or fire protection district, any paid fire department or fire protection
district chief who is employed on a full-time basis and who has a
valid concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013,
or a valid concealed carry permit, when such uses are reasonably associated
with or are necessary to the fulfillment of such person's official
duties.
C.
Subdivisions (1), (5), (8), and (10) of Subsection (A) of this Section do not apply when the actor is transporting such weapons in a nonfunctioning state or in an unloaded state when ammunition is not readily accessible or when such weapons are not readily accessible. Subdivision (1) of Subsection (A) of this Section does not apply to any person nineteen (19) years of age or older or eighteen (18) years of age or older and a member of the United States Armed Forces, or honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces, transporting a concealable firearm in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, so long as such concealable firearm is otherwise lawfully possessed, nor when the actor is also in possession of an exposed firearm or projectile weapon for the lawful pursuit of game, or is in his or her dwelling unit or upon premises over which the actor has possession, authority or control, or is traveling in a continuous journey peaceably through this State. Subdivision (10) of Subsection (A) of this Section does not apply if the firearm is otherwise lawfully possessed by a person while traversing school premises for the purposes of transporting a student to or from school, or possessed by an adult for the purposes of facilitation of a school-sanctioned firearm-related event or club event.
D.
Subdivisions (1), (8), and (10) of Subsection (A) of this Section shall not apply to any person who has a valid concealed carry permit issued pursuant to Sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo., a valid concealed carry endorsement issued before August 28, 2013, or a valid permit or endorsement to carry concealed firearms issued by another state or political subdivision of another state.
E.
Subdivisions (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10) of Subsection (A) of this Section shall not apply to persons who are engaged in a lawful act of defense pursuant to Section 563.031, RSMo.
F.
Notwithstanding
any provision of this Section to the contrary, the State shall not
prohibit any State employee from having a firearm in the employee's
vehicle on the state's property provided that the vehicle is locked
and the firearm is not visible. This Subsection shall only apply to
the State as an employer when the State employee's vehicle is on property
owned or leased by the State and the State employee is conducting
activities within the scope of his or her employment. For the purposes
of this Subsection, "State employee" means an employee of the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch of the government of the State of
Missouri.
G.
Nothing
in this Section shall make it unlawful for a student to actually participate
in school-sanctioned gun safety courses, student military or ROTC
courses, or other school-sponsored or club-sponsored firearm-related
events, provided the student does not carry a firearm or other weapon
readily capable of lethal use into any school, onto any school bus,
or onto the premises of any other function or activity sponsored or
sanctioned by school officials or the district school board.
H.
As
used in this Section, "qualified retired peace officer" means an individual
who:
1.
Retired in good standing from service with a public agency as a peace
officer, other than for reasons of mental instability;
2.
Before such retirement, was authorized by law to engage in or supervise
the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the
incarceration of any person for, any violation of law, and had statutory
powers of arrest;
3.
Before such retirement, was regularly employed as a peace officer
for an aggregate of fifteen (15) years or more, or retired from service
with such agency, after completing any applicable probationary period
of such service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined
by such agency;
4.
Has a non-forfeitable right to benefits under the retirement plan
of the agency if such a plan is available;
5.
During the most recent twelve-month period, has met, at the expense
of the individual, the standards for training and qualification for
active peace officers to carry firearms;
6.
Is not under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating or
hallucinatory drug or substance; and
7.
Is not prohibited by federal law from receiving a firearm.
I.
The identification required by Subdivision (1) of Subsection (B) of this Section is:
1.
A photographic identification issued by the agency from which the
individual retired from service as a peace officer that indicates
that the individual has, not less recently than one (1) year before
the date the individual is carrying the concealed firearm, been tested
or otherwise found by the agency to meet the standards established
by the agency for training and qualification for active peace officers
to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm; or
2.
A photographic identification issued by the agency from which the
individual retired from service as a peace officer; and
3.
A certification issued by the state in which the individual resides
that indicates that the individual has, not less recently than one
(1) year before the date the individual is carrying the concealed
firearm, been tested or otherwise found by the state to meet the standards
established by the state for training and qualification for active
peace officers to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed
firearm.
[Ord. No. 2065, 2-6-2023]
It shall be unlawful for any person within the limits of the City to shoot or discharge any gun, revolver, air rifle or air gun, pistol, or firearms of any description, whether loaded with powder and ball or shot or with blank cartridges, or any kind of explosives whatsoever, or any kind of projectile weapon; provided, that nothing contained in this Section shall apply to persons discharging firearms in the defense of person or property, persons in a ceremonial capacity discharging blank cartridges as a final salute at a military funeral or memorial service recognized as members of a firing party or firing squad, or persons described in Section 210.840(B) when any such discharge of firearms or weapons described in this Section is reasonably associated with or necessary to the fulfillment of such person's official duties.
A.
A person commits an offense if such person knowingly possesses, manufactures,
transports, repairs, or sells:
1.
An explosive weapon;
2.
An explosive, incendiary or poison substance or material with
the purpose to possess, manufacture or sell an explosive weapon;
3.
A gas gun;
4.
A bullet or projectile which explodes or detonates upon impact
because of an independent explosive charge after having been shot
from a firearm;
5.
Knuckles; or
B.
A person does not commit an offense pursuant to this Section if his/her conduct involved any of the items in Subsections (A)(1) through (5), the item was possessed in conformity with any applicable Federal law, and the conduct:
1.
Was incident to the performance of official duty by the Armed
Forces, National Guard, a governmental law enforcement agency or a
penal institution; or
2.
Was incident to engaging in a lawful commercial or business
transaction with an organization enumerated in Subparagraph (1) of
this Subsection; or
3.
Was incident to using an explosive weapon in a manner reasonably
related to a lawful industrial or commercial enterprise; or
4.
Was incident to displaying the weapon in a public museum or
exhibition; or
5.
Was incident to using the weapon in a manner reasonably related
to a lawful dramatic performance.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
A person commits the offense of defacing a firearm if he/she
knowingly defaces any firearm.
Residents of the State of Missouri may purchase firearms in
any State, provided that such residents conform to the applicable
provisions of the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. §921
et seq., and regulations thereunder, and provided further that such
residents conform to the provisions of law applicable to such purchase
in the State of Missouri and in the State in which the purchase is
made.
Residents of any State may purchase firearms in the State of
Missouri, provided that such residents conform to the applicable provisions
of the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. §921 et seq.,
and regulations thereunder, and provided further that such residents
conform to the provisions of law applicable to such purchase in the
State of Missouri and in the State in which such persons reside.
A.
A person commits the offense of unlawful transfer of weapons if he/she:
1.
Knowingly sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers a blackjack
to a person less than eighteen (18) years old without the consent
of the child's custodial parent or guardian or recklessly, as defined
in Section 562.016, RSMo., sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers
any firearm to a person less than eighteen (18) years old without
the consent of the child's custodial parent or guardian; provided
that this does not prohibit the delivery of such weapons to any Peace
Officer or member of the Armed Forces or National Guard while performing
his/her official duty; or
2.
Recklessly, as defined in Section 562.016, RSMo., sells, leases,
loans, gives away or delivers a firearm or ammunition for a firearm
to a person who is intoxicated.
[1]
Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony
under state law.
[Ord. No. 1442 §2, 5-17-2004; Ord. No. 1571 §1, 5-21-2007; Ord.
No. 1596 §2, 3-3-2008]
A.
No
person who has been issued a concealed carry endorsement by the Missouri
Director of Revenue under Sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo., or who
has been issued a valid permit or endorsement to carry concealed firearms
issued by another State or political subdivision of another State
shall, by authority of that endorsement or permit, be allowed to carry
a concealed firearm:
1.
Within twenty-five (25) feet of any polling place on any election
day.
2.
Into any meeting of the Oak Grove Board of Aldermen, except that
nothing in this Subparagraph shall preclude a member of the Board
of Aldermen holding a valid concealed carry endorsement from carrying
a concealed firearm at a meeting of the Board of Aldermen.
3.
Into any portion of a building owned, leased or controlled by the City or onto or into any property posted as being off-limits to concealed firearms as defined in Subsection (C) below. For purposes of this Section, the term "building" shall include any facility
owned, operated, leased or controlled by the City including any facility
where access is controlled with a fence or gate and a partially or
fully enclosed structure exists thereon.
4.
Into any establishment licensed to dispense intoxicating liquor or
non-intoxicating beer for consumption on the premises, of which a
portion is primarily devoted to that purpose, without the consent
of the owner or manager. This Subparagraph shall not apply to the
licensee of the establishment. The provisions of this Subparagraph
shall not apply to any bona fide restaurant open to the general public
having dining facilities for not less than fifty (50) persons and
that receives at least fifty-one percent (51%) of its gross annual
income from the dining facilities by the sale of food. Nothing in
this Subsection authorizes any individual who has been issued a concealed
carry endorsement to possess any firearm while intoxicated.
5.
Into any elementary or secondary school facility without the consent
of a school official or the district school board.
6.
Into any portion of a building used as a child care facility without
the consent of the manager. Nothing in this Subparagraph shall prevent
the operator of a child care facility in a family home from owning
or possessing a firearm or a driver's license or non-driver's license
containing a concealed carry endorsement.
7.
Into any gated area of an amusement park.
8.
Into any church or other place of religious worship without the consent
of the minister or person or persons representing the religious organization
that exercises control over the place of religious worship.
B.
Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the locations listed in Subparagraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (7), (8) and (9) of Subsection (A) of this Section shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises.
C.
The sign(s) required pursuant to Subsection (A) above shall be placed on the premises in a conspicuous place with a minimum size of eleven (11) inches by fourteen (14) inches with the writing thereon in letters of not less than one (1) inch stating that the carrying of firearms is prohibited on the premises. If the property posted is open to the public, signs shall be posted at each public entrance.
D.
No City employee while on the job or otherwise acting in the scope of his or her employment, except Police Officers and other employees as may be authorized by the City Administrator, subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen, shall carry any weapon on any City property or in any City vehicle. In addition to any penalties imposed pursuant to Subsection (I) below, City employees who violate the provisions of this Section may be subjected to disciplinary measures by the City.
E.
Subparagraphs (1), (2), and (4) of Subsection (A) above shall not apply to any person issued a nuisance animal harvest permit pursuant to this Subsection (E). The Board of Aldermen shall have the sole authority to issue a nuisance animal harvest permit pursuant to this Subsection (E).
1.
BOW AND ARROW
CROSSBOW
FIREARM
For purposes of this Subsection (E), the following terms shall have the following meanings:
A conventional bow and arrow combination that requires completely
manual operation without any means to cock the weapon and leave it
stable until it is released or fired via a trigger mechanism.
A traditional crossbow utilizing a mechanism wherein the
weapon can be cocked and left in a stable state until it is subsequently
released or fired at a later time via a trigger mechanism.
Includes any weapon designed to expel a projectile or projectiles
by a chemical reaction initiated by the operator and shall include
any gun, revolver, air rifle or air gun, and both smokeless and black
powder weapons.
2.
A person may be issued a nuisance animal harvest permit only if all
of the following conditions are met:
a.
The harvest of nuisance animals shall be done by a licensed hunter
only with a conventional bow and arrow, excluding any type of crossbows
unless the hunter is disabled and has received a hunting method exemption
from the State allowing the use of such methods. The use of firearms
to harvest nuisance animals shall not be permitted.
b.
The use of bow and arrow to harvest nuisance animals shall be allowed
only by persons engaged in a wildlife management program managed by
the State of Missouri pursuant to both a permit from the State of
Missouri evidencing the authority of the person to participate in
the State wildlife management program and a nuisance animal harvest
permit issued under this Subsection.
c.
The nuisance animal harvest shall occur only on property participating
in a State controlled managed hunt for wildlife species requiring
population reduction within a certain defined area of land located
within the City limits.
d.
The harvest of nuisance animals shall not be permitted without the
written permission of the landowner or lessee to whom the nuisance
animal harvest permit is issued, which written permission must be
in the possession of the hunter while hunting, or by or in the presence
of the landowner or lessee to whom the nuisance animal harvest permit
was issued. Any person harvesting nuisance animals with the written
permission of the landowner or lessee shall be a licensed hunter authorized
to harvest nuisance animals pursuant to the State wildlife management
program under which the landowner or lessee has authority to act.
e.
The harvest of nuisance animals shall not be permitted within two
hundred fifty (250) feet of any road, residential structure, except
if owned by the hunter, public building, school building, church or
place where domestic animals are kept.
f.
No bow and arrow shall be discharged in the direction of any human,
roadway, structure or domestic animal within reasonable range of the
weapon at an angle which might allow the projectile to strike at,
or dangerously near, these objects.
g.
All nuisance animals harvested under this Subsection (E) shall be processed through a State sponsored processing program, and the permittee shall not be authorized to keep or sell harvested animals.
h.
The property on which the nuisance animal harvest is to occur shall
be a minimum of five (5) acres in size.
3.
The Board of Aldermen shall conduct a public hearing prior to the issuance of a nuisance animal harvest permit under this Subsection (E). The Board shall provide notice of the public hearing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to all persons owning property within two hundred fifty (250) feet of the property on which the nuisance animal harvest is proposed to occur, and shall publish notice of the public hearing in a qualified newspaper of general circulation within the City at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. In considering the issuance of a nuisance animal harvest permit, the Board of Aldermen may consider the following factors:
4.
If the Board of Aldermen determines that it is appropriate to issue
a nuisance animal harvest permit, it shall identify a start date and
a date on which the permit shall expire. The Board may also place
reasonable conditions upon the issuance of the nuisance animal harvest
permit, including, but not limited to, posting notice of the harvest
activity on the property during the time of the harvest and setting
trajectory limitations on the use of bows and arrows.
F.
This
Section shall not apply to buildings used for public housing by private
persons, highways or rest areas, firing ranges or private dwellings
owned, leased or controlled by the City.
G.
No person who has been issued a certificate of qualification which allows the person to carry a concealed firearm before the Director of Revenue begins issuing concealed carry endorsements in July, 2004, shall, by authority of that certificate, be allowed to carry a concealed firearm or to openly carry a firearm in any building or portion of a building owned, leased or controlled by the City or upon any other properly posted property in accordance with Subsections (A) and (C) above.
H.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to permit a person who has been issued a concealed carry endorsement by the Missouri Director of Revenue under Sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo., or who has been issued a valid permit or endorsement to carry concealed firearms issued by another State or political subdivision of another State to carry an unconcealed firearm into a facility or building listed in Subsections (2), (3), (5) and (8) of Subsection (A) of this Section.
I.
Enforcement.
1.
Any person carrying a concealed weapon in a location specified in Subsection (A) of this Section may be subject to denial of entry to the premises or removal from the premises.
2.
If, after request, any person refuses to leave any properly posted
premises and a Peace Officer has been summoned, that person may be
issued a citation for an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars
($100.00) for the first (1st) offense.
3.
If a second (2nd) citation for a similar violation occurs within
a six (6) month period, that person shall be subject to a fine in
an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00).
4.
If a third (3rd) citation for a similar violation is issued within
one (1) year of the first (1st) citation, that person shall be subject
to a fine in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
5.
Upon conviction of charges arising from a citation issued pursuant
to this Subsection, the Municipal Court shall notify the Sheriff of
the County which issued the certificate of qualification for a concealed
carry endorsement and the Department of Revenue.
Any person who has a valid concealed carry endorsement issued
prior to August 28, 2013, or a valid concealed carry permit, and who
is lawfully carrying a firearm in a concealed manner, may briefly
and openly display the firearm to the ordinary sight of another person,
unless the firearm is intentionally displayed in an angry or threatening
manner, not in necessary self-defense.
[Ord. No. 1661 §1, 12-21-2009]
Any person within the limits of this City who shall discharge
any BB gun, spring gun, paint ball gun or air gun or shall shoot any
pebble, bullet, slug, arrow or other hard substance by means of a
sling, crossbow, rubber band or bow or any other means shall be deemed
guilty of an ordinance violation, unless said BB gun, spring gun,
paintball gun or air gun or other device which shoots any pebble,
bullet, slug, arrow or other hard substance by means of a sling, crossbow,
rubber bank or bow or any other means is discharged within an authorized
area pursuant to a valid conditional use permit approved by the Board
of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 1537 §1, 9-5-2006]
It shall be unlawful for any person to focus, point or shine
a laser beam directly or indirectly on another person in such a manner
as is intended to harass or annoy said person.
[Ord. No. 1537 §1, 9-5-2006]
A.
A person
commits the offense of brandishing a weapon when he/she shall exhibit
any deadly or dangerous weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner
to any person in the City.
B.
For
the purpose of this Section, the term "deadly or dangerous
weapon" shall include, but not be limited to, any firearm,
knife, dirk or dagger.
C.
Provided
that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to Law Enforcement
Officers and other officers or persons whose duty it is to execute
process or warrants or to make arrests.
