§ 22-78. Discharge of firearms prohibited.

No person shall fire, discharge or explode any rifle, gun, pistol, air rifle, BB gun, pellet gun, paint pellet gun or other weapon in any part of the city except by a certified firearms training instructor while participating in a department of natural resources approved firearms safety program or by any person on a rifle, trap, archery or target range established in accordance with the city's zoning ordinance or as part of a city sponsored event. No person shall possess out of doors or transport any of the weapons listed in this section unless the same is unloaded and cased. Nothing shall be construed to prohibit any firing of a rifle, gun, pistol or other weapon when done in the lawful defense of person or property or in the necessary defense or enforcement of the laws.

(Code 1970; Code 1992, § 1000.03; Ord. No. 2014-05 , § 1, 5-6-2014)

Editor's note

Section 1 of Ord. No. 2014-05 , adopted May 6, 2014, changed the title of § 22-78 from "Discharge of firearms prohibited without a permit" to "Discharge of firearms prohibited."