City of Aberdeen, MD
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2023-04-24
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 263 Firearms
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Appearance and Preservation Committee
- Ch 21 Conduct of Elected Officials
- Ch 30 Economic Development Commission
- Ch 36 Elections
- Ch 43 Ethics
- Ch 47 Funding of Aberdeen Volunteer Fire Department
- Ch 61 Heritage Trust
- Ch 68 Identity Theft; Address Discrepancies
- Ch 90 Mayor and Council
- Ch 95 Municipal Infractions
- Ch 108 Parks and Recreation Board
- Ch 121 Property, Disposal of
- Ch 134 (Reserved)
- Ch 147 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 190 Alarms
- Ch 196 Animals
- Ch 210 Building Construction
- Ch 215 Buildings and Property, Numbering of
- Ch 227 Curfew
- Ch 235 Development Code
- Ch 250 Environmental Control
- Ch 263 Firearms
- § 263-1 Discharge restricted.
- § 263-2 Construal of provisions.
- § 263-3 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 269 Fire Prevention
- Ch 275 Floodplain Management
- Ch 280 Forest Conservation
- Ch 297 Grading and Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 302 Growth Management
- Ch 344 Littering
- Ch 348 Livability Standards
- Ch 354 Loitering
- Ch 370 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 376 Motels
- Ch 391 Nuisances
- Ch 402 Parades and Assemblies
- Ch 406 Parks
- Ch 413 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 417 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 450 Sewers and Water
- Ch 456 (Reserved)
- Ch 465 Stormwater Management
- Ch 470 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 475 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 482 Taxation
- Ch 486 (Reserved)
- Ch 500 Utilities
- Ch 505 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 524 Wellhead Protection
- Ch 526 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities in Public Rights-Of-Way
- Appendix
- Ch A545 Agreements and Franchises
- Ch A550 Fees
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Commissioners of the Town of Aberdeen
(now Mayor and Council of the City of Aberdeen) 1-11-1982 by Ord. No. 10 (Ch. 67 of the 1990 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 413.
[Amended 4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 358-90]
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm
or air gun, BB gun or any gun projecting lead, except in a regularly
established shooting gallery or in a private basement target range.
This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the discharge
of guns where necessary to protect life or property or to kill any
dangerous animal nor to prohibit the discharge of guns by any duly
authorized police officer acting in the proper performance of his
official duties nor to prevent discharge of blank cartridges in theatrical
performances, sporting events or other public or ceremonial functions.
[Amended 4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 358-90]
A violation of this chapter is deemed to be a misdemeanor. Any
person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment
for a term of not to exceed six months, or both.
