[Ord. No. 457,
passed 1-28-1991; amended 8-24-2015 by Ord. No. 787]
(a)
FIREARM
— "Firearm" means any weapon or device which will, is designed
to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of
an explosive.
(b)
PNEUMATIC
GUN — "Pneumatic gun" means any implement, designed as a gun,
that will expel a BB or pellet by spring, gas, or air. "Pneumatic
gun" includes a paintball gun that expels by pneumatic pressure plastic
balls filled with paint for the purpose of marking the point of impact.
[Ord. No. 457,
passed 1-28-1991]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm in the City, except for peace officers or military personnel in the course of their duty, and except as permitted in Subsection (b) hereof.
(b)
Additional exceptions to the prohibition on discharge
of a firearm in the City:
[Ord. No. 603,
passed 11-8-1999; Ord. No. 615, passed 7-24-2000; amended 5-26-2020 by Ord. No. 831]
(1)
A person may be permitted to shoot or discharge a bow and arrow
for the purposes of target practice, provided that the bow and arrow
is discharged or fired in an area that meets the following requirements:
The area in which a bow and arrow is discharged or fired shall be
entirely enclosed. The enclosure shall be constructed of materials
designed and constructed to completely prevent the discharged or fired
arrow from exiting the enclosed area.
(2)
A person may shoot or discharge a bow and arrow as part of an
archery class conducted by an educational institution, so long as
the arrows or projectiles do not carry beyond the educational institution's
property.
(3)
A person may discharge a weapon in the exercise of the authority
granted to the person under a license granted by the City Council
in accordance with all applicable law for the purpose of culling or
hunting wild animals and subject to all restrictions as might be imposed
on such activity.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a pneumatic gun
within the City except:
[Amended 8-24-2015 by Ord. No. 787]
(1)
At an authorized target range;
(2)
On other property where firearms may be lawfully discharged; or
(3)
On or within private property with the permission of the owner or
possessor of that private property so long as the discharge is conducted
so as to prevent a projectile from crossing the bounds of the property.
[Ord. No. 234,
passed 5-28-1962; 8-24-2015 by Ord. No. 787]
It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 16 to possess
a pneumatic gun within the City unless under the supervision of a
parent, guardian, or a person 18 years of age or older. However, a
person under the age of 16 may possess a pneumatic gun on or within
private property without supervision if so authorized by a parent
or guardian and the owner or legal possessor of the property.
[Ord. No. 234,
passed 5-28-1962]
The parents, jointly and severally, and/or guardians of any
minors under the age of 18 years, who permit or suffer such minors
to violate any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and, further, shall be civilly liable for damage
caused to persons or property by reason of such violation in an amount
not to exceed $300, provided such minors are living with such parent,
parents or guardians.
