[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
New Britain as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 3-10-2015 by Ord. No. 364]
As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings given to them in this section:
Any air gun, air pistol, spring gun, spring pistol, or BB
gun, which impels a pellet of any kind with a force that can reasonably
be expected to cause bodily harm.
A device designed and manufactured to propel, by gas or air,
an encapsulated gelatin paintball or other projectile containing paint,
ink or a similar material.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any air rifle
or paintball gun or paintball rifle or fire or shoot any bow and arrow,
compound bow or otherwise, or crossbow, within the limits of the Borough
of New Britain, except that a person may discharge such a device on
his or her own premises inside a fully enclosed (four solid walls
and a ceiling) range adapted to that purpose. No minor shall possess
or use such a device in the absence of adult supervision.
Any person violating this article shall be subject to conviction
by a District Justice of a summary offense punishable by a fine of
up to $500 or, for a subsequent offense, a fine of up to $1,000, and
in default of payment therefor (fine for first or subsequent offense),
suffer imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days.
No portion of this article shall be construed to be more restrictive
any of the provisions of the Uniform Firearms Act[1] or with any provision of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
Statutes regulating hunting. Wherever any such conflict may be found
to exist, the provisions of the Uniform Firearms Act or Title 34 shall
prevail. It is however, the intention of Borough Council that the
provisions herein regulating air rifles and paintball guns or rifles
are intended to be more restrictive than provided in state law as
permitted at 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6304(e).
[1]
Editor's Note: See 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6101 et seq.
