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.
BOOBY TRAP May be defined as any concealed or camouflaged device designed to cause bodily injury when triggered by any action or by any interaction of a person,
animal or vehicle making contact with the device and/or triggering mechanism. This term includes guns, ammunition, or explosive devices attached to trip wires or other triggering mechanisms, sharpened stakes, nails, spikes, electrical devices, lines or wires with hooks attached, and devices for the production of toxic fumes or gases.
[Ord. No. 1350 §1, 7-21-2014]
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.
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. 1350 §3, 7-21-2014]
A person commits the offense of unlawful endangerment by creating, setting up, building, erecting or using any device or weapon which causes or is intended to cause injury and/or damage to persons, animals or property.
A person commits the offense of defacing a firearm if he/she knowingly defaces any firearm.
[Ord. No. 93 §2, 5-23-1970]
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge in the City any air rifle, air gun or pistol, spring gun, gun or rifle containing a gas-propelled cartridge, any bow or arrow or any other similar weapon, whether such be classed as a toy or not, which impels with force a metal pellet of any kind or propels any metal or sharp pointed arrow; provided, that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to persons authorized by Section
210.250 to discharge firearms in the City or to persons discharging firearms or bows or arrows in a target or archery range authorized by the City.
[Ord. No. 93 §3, 5-23-1970]
A. The term "air gun" as used in this Section shall mean any small gun or rifle capable of discharging a leaden or metallic bullet, or any pellet, by means of a spring or air pressure.
B. It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years to use or have in his/her possession an air gun. Any Police Officer shall have authority and it shall be his/her duty to confiscate any air gun found in the possession of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years.
C. It shall be unlawful for the parent or guardian of any such minor in his/her charge or custody to knowingly permit any such minor to use or have in his/her possession any air gun.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, give away or distribute any air gun to any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years.
The discharge of firearms in connection with any turkey shoots or other charitable event may be authorized by the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 93 §4, 5-23-1970]
It shall be unlawful for any person, within this City, to hunt birds or small animals with dogs, guns, stones, or other kinds of missiles or weapons, or to trap same.