[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Blawnox 10-18-1982 by Ord. No.
412. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, except in necessary
defense of person or property, to use, or fire, or discharge any rifle,
shotgun, handgun or other firearm, or to use any knife, hand billy
club, artificial knuckles, club or other weapon within the Borough
of Blawnox.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to display any
of the aforesaid firearms or weapons for the purpose of intimidating
or frightening any person or persons within the Borough of Blawnox.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under the Pennsylvania
Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall
be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus court costs
and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement
proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction,
or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine
or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and
committed to the county correctional facility for a period not exceeding
30 days. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement
under this section, the Borough may enforce this chapter in equity
in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County.
Any ordinance or resolution that in is conflict with this chapter
is hereby repealed insofar as the same effects this chapter.
