ARTICLE II. art. Firearm. 14-184. (d)Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 1-4(b).(Ord. 33-76. ARTICLE I. 12-29. Local Govt Code 215.001. Prohibited acts.It shall be unlawful for any person to either perform or permit to be performed any of the following acts:(8)Possess, bring into to discharge in a park any firearm, air- or gas-operated gun, bow, crossbow or other missile throwing device; ARTICLE I. (D)There shall be exempt from the provisions of section 13-2-30(B) all commercial shooting galleries, pistol ranges, trap shooting, and skeet shooting establishments as may be established and operated in the city, provided, however, that the location of such shooting gallery, pistol range, trap shooting or skeet shooting establishment is in full compliance with the zoning ordinance of the city; provided further, that the building and fixtures of any establishment seeking such exemption comply with the building code of the city; provided further, that all equipment used in connection with such business shall be approved by the fire marshal of the city. 15-7. ARTICLE I. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any compressed fluid pistol, air pistol, air gun, air rifle, or bow and arrow in such a manner as to propel any projectile, missile, object or other material onto the property of another and/or across any public street, alley, square, park, public property and/or private property line of any other person.(e)Defense. 801, I). Also, Texas air gun laws provide that air gun hunting of coyotes can only be done on private lands. Discharging any weapons within park areas or into park areas from beyond park boundaries is unlawful and strictly prohibited. Firing certain guns.It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or shoot or cause to be fired or shot any firearm, rifle, shotgun, automatic rifle, revolver, pistol or any other weapon designed for the purpose of firing or discharging a shell or cartridge, whether such shell or cartridge is blank or live ammunition, at any place within the corporate limits of the city except for the protection of persons or private property, and except peace officers while in the performance of their official duties, or by authorized city representatives in the engagement of their official duties. 2-7-31. (Code 1981, 11.31)DIVISION 2. (Code 1978, 13-3), ARTICLE III. 2001-036, 7-9-2001; Ord. No. No. ARTICLE III. No person in a park shall use, carry or possess firearms of any descriptions or air rifles, spring-guns, bow and arrows, slings or any other forms of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. IN GENERAL Gainesville, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (b) Discharging. 081103-A, 8-11-2003)State law reference Municipal authority to regulate discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 229.002; discharge of firearm as disorderly conduct, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01. ARTICLE I. Firearms and air guns. 2,121 1 minute read. (Code 1964, 17-3; Ord. The word firearms as used in this section shall mean any type of gun, rifle, shotgun, revolver, pistol, bb gun or pellet gun which is used or may be used for the firing of a bullet or pellet or pellets caused from the explosion of any type of powder or explosives or any type of mechanical device used for the firing of a bullet or pellet. (b)Pistol or rifle range exemption. This provision does not apply to a certified peace officer in the course of his duty. (d)Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not to exceed $500.00. Ord. The term air gun includes, but is not limited to, pellet guns, air pistols, and BB guns.City means the city and encompasses the territory situated within the corporate boundaries of the city, including any and all public watercourses, rivers, streams, lakes and other state waters, and any and all banks, beds, courses, or other property comprising a part of said public watercourses, rivers, streams, lakes and other state waters.Firearm means any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance, or gas- or air-powered substance.Public place means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to, parks, streets, highways, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and shops.Public right-of-way means the area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway, street, public sidewalk, alley, public waterway, or public utility easement.ARTICLE IV. This extends from purchase and handling through usage during hunting. Discharge of weapons prohibited. IN GENERAL Childress, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 66-8, 1, 2, 11-22-66), ARTICLE I. Air-guns shall be defined for purposes of this Code as any instrument which by means of compressed air, compressed gas, or springs is capable of propelling shots, pellets or any solid or semi-solid object and shall include, but not be limited to, air-guns, air rifles, air pistols, pellet guns, BB guns, or paint ball guns. Possession or discharge of weapons prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess a firearm of any description, an air rifle, a spring gun, bow and arrow, sling, or any other form of weapon potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device, within a park. IN GENERAL Richland Hills, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Hunters should understand that although a number of air guns and arrow guns may meet minimum standards to make them legal for hunting, different brands and models have different levels of ballistic performance and effectiveness. No. ARTICLE II. (Code 1985, 21-72; Code 2000, 70-122). FIREARMS Hillshire Village, Texas Code of OrdinancesARTICLE 7.100. No. IN GENERAL Tomball, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (b) Air-guns. This section shall not apply to any law enforcement officers while in performance of their duties or as provided by federal or state law. (b)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any BB gun, pellet gun, gun, pistol, rifle, or firearm of any kind within the city limits, except within a properly secured indoor firearms range, constructed and maintained in accordance with National Rifle Association specifications and standards or upon a range owned and operated by a governmental entity. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or shoot, within the corporate limits of the city, any air gun, air rifle or air pistol of any description, by whatever name known, that by means of compressed air, compressed gas, springs or any other means is capable of discharging shots, pellets of any kind, or any solid object. (1) To police officers while in the performance of their official duties. Load, cock, aim, squeeze and deliver jaw-dropping power. 87-11, 2, 3-9-87)State law reference Similar state law, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01(a)(9)(11). These nonpowder guns can be dangerous weapons if used improperly. (720 ILCS 5/24.8-0.1) Sec. Discharging firearms prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or shoot or cause to be fired or shot any firearm, rifle, shotgun, automatic rifle, revolver, pistol or any other weapon designed for the purpose of firing or discharging a shell or cartridge, whether such shell or cartridge is blank or live ammunition, or to fire, shoot, discharge or cause to be fired, shot or discharged any air rifle, air pistol or pellet gun of any description, by whatever name known, that is capable of discharging a pellet or any solid object by means of compressed air, gas, springs or other means, within the corporate limits of the city. FIREARMS Granite Shoals, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. The receipt shall have printed notice thereon that such property may be reclaimed by the parent or person having legal custody of such child at the city police station or city hall. of 5-4-1915)Chapter 26 NATURAL RESOURCES, CITY PARKS AND OPEN SPACES Mineola, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 17845, 1, 7-31-2012), ARTICLE I. (Code 1984, ch. Weapons include but are not limited to the following: rifle, shotgun, handgun, air rifle, pellet gun, longbow, cross bow, sling shot, blow gun, or dart gun. (Code 1972, 11-61; Ord. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted new rules concerning . (2)A violation of this section also occurs if the reckless or criminally negligent discharge of the firearm occurs outside the city limits of the city but the expelled projectile, or any portion thereof, lands inside the city limits of the city. Carrying or discharging firearms in city park. It really turns on how the BB Gun is used and whether it causes damage to private property. IN GENERAL Forest Hill, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. ARTICLE II. If the application is approved by the chief of police, he shall forthwith send to the applicant a letter setting forth the requirements or restrictions under which the permit will be granted. Weapons.(a)Definitions. 10-5. 1486, 1, 7-23-90)State law reference For similar provisions, see V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01. Hunt, trap, or pursue wild life at any time. 82-41. Air-guns, BB guns, air riflesDischarge in public places, parks, streets or alleys. (e)This section is not intended to apply to any act prohibited in V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01.(Ord. These species include: Aoudad Sheep Armadillo Axis Deer Badger Beaver Bobcat Cottontail Rabbit Coyote Crow Blackbuck Antelope Eurasian Collard Dove Fallow Deer Feral Hogs Feral Rock Dove Fox Frogs Mountain Lion Muskrat Nilgai Antelope Nutria Opossum Otter Porcupine Prairie Dog Rabbit Raccoon Ringtailed Cat Russian Boar Sika Deer Sparrow Squirrel (Must be greater than 600 feet per second) Flying Squirrel Ground Squirrel Starlings Turtle. 1, 17; Code 1999, 58-1; Ord. The possession or use of a firearm, pellet gun, air soft gun, paintball gun, bows and arrows, slingshots or any device capable of projecting any object which would or could create injury to another or wildlife or is otherwise considered a potential danger to the public; provided however, such prohibition shall not apply to the carrying of handguns by duly licensed peace officers or holders of valid concealed handgun permits or by special permit or prior written approval by the director of parks and community services and chief of police. ARTICLE II. (3)Use poison or a chemical by itself or in bait or feed to attack and kill wildlife.(Ord. A provision of this statute is set to expire in 2023. Definitions.The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:Firearm or gun or projectile weapon means a weapon capable of discharging a projectile by means of an explosive charge, including, without limitation, a handgun, rifle, pistol, shotgun or any other type of firearm; but not including an air gun, air pistol or air rifle incapable of discharging a projectile at a muzzle speed in excess of 300 feet per second. (b)Pistol or rifle range exemption. For the purposes of this section, facsimile firearm shall mean any device that so closely appears to be a firearm in size, shape, color, or design that it can only be differentiated from a firearm through close inspection or is likely to cause alarm to the general public. Prohibited activities.The following actions are prohibited in all parks and recreational facilities of the city:(1)Weapons. In Texas, an air gun is considered a non-powder gun. Loc. (a) Definitions. 82; floods, ch. Definitions.The following words, terms and phrases, when used in sections 54-20 and 54-21, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:Air rifle means any air rifle, BB gun, or other type of gun shooting a pellet, bullet or BB, whether the same is specifically named in this definition or not, other than a firearm.Firearm means any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind, whether the same is specifically named in this definition or not. (2) This section shall not apply to persons who discharge, shoot or fire an air pistol, air rifle or any other device capable of discharging a solid projectile by compressed air as long as the person is within the legal boundaries of his own property and the projectile does not exist outside the boundaries of such property. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess at any time unlicensed firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blanks, cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. 23-9. 24-1. Discharging weapons.It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any shotgun, rifle, pistol, air rifle, pellet gun, bow, or other device capable of propelling bullets, shot, arrow or any other projectile within 300 feet of the shoreline of Lake Ray Hubbard except in designated authorized areas. It is unlawful for any parent or guardian to suffer or allow any child or ward under his parental or guardianship control to discharge within the city any air-gun, air rifle or pellet gun.(Ord. (b)The provisions of (a) of this article shall not apply to any officer of the law acting in the lawful performance of his or her duties, nor to any person engaged in the lawful defense of person or property, nor to any person lawfully shooting in a gallery or a shooting range. Discharge of weapon; penalty. ; authority to prohibit discharge of firearms, see Tex. If it uses gunpowder to launch a projectile it is considered a firearm 50-91. 70-1. Hunting guns. (Code 1985, 16-112), ARTICLE I. Any destructive device. Included within this definition shall be guns firing BBs or pellets. Prohibited acts.It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any one (1) or more of the following acts in a park: (6) To carry, (unless permitted under (5) above), or discharge firearms, fireworks, bb guns, air-guns, bows and arrows, slingshots, blowgun, rockets or paint-ball guns unless authorized by the director. 83-6-22, 1, 6-27-83; Ord. Is a pellet gun considered a firearm? Pre-charged pneumatic air guns must fire a projectile of at least 30 caliber in diameter and at least 150 grains in weight with a minimum muzzle velocity of 800 feet per second or any combination of bullet weight and muzzle velocity that produces muzzle energy of at least 215 foot pounds of energy. IN GENERAL Silsbee, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. IN GENERAL Live Oak, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 24-71. No. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge within the corporate limits of the city a rifle or any other firearm using ball ammunition; except, however, handguns and shotguns. The term "firearm" is defined at 18 U.S.C. Unlawful to fire. 2008-31, 3, 6-24-2008). (b)Discharge of firearms within an area of the city limits existing or annexed prior to September 1, 1981. Chapter 36 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Lockhart, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 15-2. OCGA 16-11-131 (a) prohibits the possession of a firearm by a felon or a first offender probationer. 94-23, 1, 7-5-94), ARTICLE II. Yes, an air rifle is not considered a firearm by Texas or federal laws. 17-20. 2004-8, 1, 4-22-04). The Firearms Act of 1968 defines firearms broadly, but also includes many sub-categories, including shotguns, air weapons, and restricted weapons. 34-71. (Code 1973, 13-6; Ord. (b)A gun shall include specifically, but not exclusively, any shotgun, pistol, rifle, air rifle, BB gun, bow and arrow and other mechanism that discharges or ejects any bullet, buckshot, or any other metallic object of any size by force of combustion, mechanism, or air gun. No. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap or pursue any animal inside the corporate city limits. IN GENERAL Graham, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (g)Additional defense. 50-3. No. 42-31. hunt in state and/or national parks or refuges except during scheduled hunts or under other special . 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