Town of Newton, NJ
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2023-11-27
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 109 Firearms
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administrative Code
- Ch 10 Contracts
- Ch 13 Elections
- Ch 20 Length of Service Award Program
- Ch 25 Personnel
- Ch 30 Police Department
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 41 Abandoned Property
- Ch 45 Alarms
- Ch 49 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 53 Amusements
- Ch 57 Animals
- Ch 70 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 82 Clothing Bins
- Ch 85 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 87 Curfew
- Ch 100 Fees and Costs
- Ch 105 Filming
- Ch 109 Firearms
- § 109-1 Prohibited.
- § 109-2 Definitions.
- § 109-3 Exceptions.
- § 109-4 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 115 Fire Prevention
- Ch 120 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 125 Games of Chance
- Ch 133 Health Regulations
- Ch 139 Historic Preservation
- Ch 144 Housing Standards
- Ch 151 Human-Powered Locomotion Devices
- Ch 156 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 162 (Reserved)
- Ch 166 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 171 Licensing
- Ch 175 Littering
- Ch 180 Marriage and Civil Union Ceremonies
- Ch 187 Noise
- Ch 200 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 206 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 213 Property Maintenance
- Ch 222 Sales, Special
- Ch 228 Sewer and Water
- Ch 234 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 240 Land Subdivision and Site Plan Review
- Ch 241 Soil Grading and Importation
- Ch 250 Solid Waste
- Ch 254 Space Heaters
- Ch 258 Stormwater Control
- Ch 262 Stream Obstruction
- Ch 266 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 273 Tattoo and Body Piercing
- Ch 279 Taxation
- Ch 283 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 289 Towing
- Ch 294 Trailer Camps
- Ch 297 Tree Bank
- Ch 299 Trees
- Ch 303 Urinating in Public
- Ch 307 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 320 Zoning: Form-Based Code
- Appendix
- Ch A326 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Newton 6-8-1970 as Sec. 5-6
of the Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearms
within the Town of Newton.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes any pistol, revolver, shotgun, rifle, air gun, air
pistol, or any instrument from which any shot, bullet, or other missile
is propelled.
This chapter shall not be intended to include any person authorized
to discharge a firearm by reason of his membership in any police department
or other law enforcement agency, or any peace officer or other person
authorized by law to carry and discharge firearms in the carrying
out of their duties, or the discharge of a firearm for any lawful
purpose; nor is this section intended to apply to any firearms demonstration,
shooting match, course in gun safety, or other event wherein the discharge
of firearms occurs and where such event has been approved by the Town
Council.
