The following words, when used in this Article, shall have the
meanings set out herein:
ANTIQUE, CURIO OR RELIC FIREARM
Any firearm so defined by the National Gun Control Act, 18
U.S.C. Title 26, Section 5845, and the United States Treasury/Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 27 CFR Section 178.11:
1.
Antique firearm is any firearm not designed or redesigned for
using rim fire or conventional center fire ignition with fixed ammunition
and manufactured in or before 1898, said ammunition not being manufactured
any longer; this includes any matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock, percussion
cap or similar type ignition system, or replica thereof.
2.
Curio or relic firearm is any firearm deriving value as a collectible
weapon due to its unique design, ignition system, operation or at
least fifty (50) years old, associated with a historical event, renown
personage or major war.
BLACKJACK
Any instrument that is designed or adapted for the purpose
of stunning or inflicting physical injury by striking a person, and
which is readily capable of lethal use.
CONCEALABLE FIREARM
Any firearm with a barrel less than sixteen (16) inches in
length, measured from the face of the bolt or standing breech.
DEFACE
To alter or destroy the manufacturer's or importer's serial
number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark.
EXPLOSIVE WEAPON
Any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas bomb or similar
device designed or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death, serious
physical injury, or substantial property damage; or any device designed
or adapted for delivering or shooting such a weapon.
FIREARM
Any weapon that is designed or adapted to expel a projectile
by the action of an explosive.
FIREARM SILENCER
Any instrument, attachment, or appliance that is designed
or adapted to muffle the noise made by the firing of any firearm.
GAS GUN
Any gas ejection device, weapon, cartridge, container or
contrivance other than a gas bomb, that is designed or adapted for
the purpose of ejecting any poison gas that will cause death or serious
physical injury, but not any device that ejects a repellant or temporary
incapacitating substance.
INTOXICATED
Substantially impaired mental or physical capacity resulting
from introduction of any substance into the body.
KNIFE
Any dagger, dirk, stiletto, or bladed hand instrument that
is readily capable of inflicting serious physical injury or death
by cutting or stabbing a person. For purposes of this Article, "knife"
does not include any ordinary pocketknife with no blade more than
four (4) inches in length.
KNUCKLES
Any instrument that consists of finger rings or guards made
of a hard substance that is designed or adapted for the purpose of
inflicting serious physical injury or death by striking a person with
a fist enclosed in the knuckles.
MACHINE GUN
Any firearm that is capable of firing more than one (1) shot
automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the
trigger.
PROJECTILE WEAPON
Any bow, crossbow, pellet gun, slingshot or other weapon
that is not a firearm, which is capable of expelling a projectile
that could inflict serious physical injury or death by striking or
piercing a person.
RIFLE
Any firearm designed or adapted to be fired from the shoulder
and to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge
to fire a projectile through a rifled bore by a single function of
the trigger.
SHORT BARREL
A barrel length of less than sixteen (16) inches for a rifle
and eighteen (18) inches for a shotgun, both measured from the face
of the bolt or standing breech, or an overall rifle or shotgun length
of less than twenty-six (26) inches.
SHOTGUN
Any firearm designed or adapted to be fired from the shoulder
and to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to
fire a number of shot or a single projectile through a smooth bore
barrel by a single function of the trigger.
SPRING GUN
Any fused, timed or non-manually controlled trap or device
designed or adapted to set off an explosion for the purpose of inflicting
serious physical injury or death.
STUN GUN or TASER
Any device which is powered by electrical charging units,
such as batteries, and which, upon contact with a human or clothing
worn by a human, can send out a current capable of disrupting the
person's nervous system in such a manner as to render him/her incapable
of normal functioning or any device which is powered by electrical
charging units, such as batteries, and which fires one (1) or several
barbs attached to a length of wire and which, upon hitting a human,
can send out a current capable of disrupting the person's nervous
system in such a manner as to render him/her incapable of normal functioning.
SWITCHBLADE KNIFE
Any knife which has a blade that folds or closes into the
handle or sheath, and
1.
That opens automatically by pressure applied to a button or
other device located on the handle; or
2.
That opens or releases from the handle or sheath by the force
of gravity or by the application of centrifugal force.
[Ord. No. 3041 §1, 8-17-2011]
A. A person
commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons if he/she knowingly:
1. Carries concealed upon or about his/her person a knife, a firearm,
a blackjack or any other weapon readily capable of lethal use;
3. Discharges or shoots a firearm;
4. Exhibits, in the presence of one or more persons, any weapon readily
capable of lethal use in an angry or threatening manner;
5. Possesses a firearm or projectile weapon while intoxicated;
6. Openly carries a firearm or any other weapon readily capable of lethal
use;
7. Carries a firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or any other weapon
readily capable of lethal use into any school, onto any school bus,
or onto the premises of any function or activity sponsored or sanctioned
by school officials or the district school board.
B. Subparagraphs (1), (3), (4), (6) and (7) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall not apply to or affect any of the following:
1. All State, County and Municipal Peace Officers who have completed
the training required by the Police Officer Standards and Training
Commission pursuant to Sections 590.030 to 590.050, RSMo., and possessing
the duty and power of arrest for violation of the general criminal
laws of the State or for violation of ordinances of Counties or Municipalities
of the State, whether such officers are on or off duty, and whether
such officers are within or outside of the law enforcement agency's
jurisdiction, or any person summoned by such officers to assist in
making arrests or preserving the peace while actually engaged in assisting
such officer;
2. Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons, penitentiaries,
jails and other institutions for the detention of persons accused
or convicted of crime;
3. Members of the Armed Forces or National Guard while performing their
official duty;
4. Those persons vested by Article
V, Section 1 of the Constitution of Missouri with the judicial power of the State and those persons vested by Article III of the Constitution of the United States with the judicial power of the United States, the members of the Federal judiciary;
5. Any person whose bona fide duty is to execute process, civil or criminal;
6. Any Federal Probation Officer;
7. Any State Probation or Parole Officer, including supervisors and
members of the Board of Probation and Parole;
8. Any corporate security advisor meeting the definition and fulfilling
the requirements of the regulations established by the Board of Police
Commissioners under Section 84.340, RSMo.; and
9. Any coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner or assistant medical
examiner.
C. Subparagraphs (1), (5), (6) and (7) of Subsection
(A) of this Section do not apply when the actor is transporting such weapons in a non-functioning state or in an unloaded state when ammunition is not readily accessible or when such weapons are not readily accessible. Subparagraph (1) of Subsection
(A) of this Section does not apply to any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older transporting a concealable firearm in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, so long as such concealable firearm is otherwise lawfully possessed, nor when the actor is also in possession of an exposed firearm or projectile weapon for the lawful pursuit of game, or is in his/her dwelling unit or upon premises over which the actor has possession, authority or control, or is traveling in a continuous journey peaceably through this State. Subparagraph (7) of Subsection
(A) of this Section does not apply if the firearm is otherwise lawfully possessed by a person while traversing school premises for the purposes of transporting a student to or from school, or possessed by an adult for the purposes of facilitation of a school-sanctioned firearm-related event.
D. Subparagraph (1) of Subsection
(A) of this Section, as it applies to the carrying of a firearm, shall not apply to any person who has a valid concealed carry endorsement issued pursuant to Sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo., or a valid permit or endorsement to carry concealed firearms issued by another State or political subdivision of another State.
E. Subparagraphs (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall not apply to persons who are engaged in a lawful act of defense pursuant to Section 563.031, RSMo.
F. Nothing
in this Section shall make it unlawful for a student to actually participate
in school-sanctioned gun safety courses, student military or ROTC
courses, or other school-sponsored firearm-related events, provided
the student does not carry a firearm or other weapon readily capable
of lethal use into any school, onto any school bus, or onto the premises
of any other function or activity sponsored or sanctioned by school
officials or the district school board.
A person commits the offense of defacing a firearm if he/she
knowingly defaces any firearm.
[R.O. 2005 §18-88; CC 1997 §18-88]
No person shall own, operate, manage, produce, hold, put on
or participate in a "turkey shoot" of any kind, at any time or anywhere
within the City, except where written application is presented to
the Police Department, approved by the City Council and permit issued
for such turkey shoot. The Police Department is hereby directed to
prepare appropriate application and permit forms to fully effectuate
the terms of this Section. The Police Department shall inspect and
approve the turkey shoot for safety of design and operation.
[Ord. No. 3062 §1, 2-15-2012]
Any person within the limits of this City who shall discharge
any BB gun which expels a projectile by means of a spring, air or
any other means, paintball gun, air gun, bow and arrow (steel-tipped),
stun gun or taser, or shall shoot any pebble, bullet, slug, arrow
or other hard substance by means of a sling, crossbow, rubber band
or bow or any other means shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
Bows and bow-hunting will be permitted in accord with any authorized
or permitted Missouri Department of Conservation managed hunt for
deer population control in Klamberg Woods.