(a) 
For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
License holder.
A person holding a state license to carry a concealed handgun issued pursuant to V.T.C.A., Government Code, sec. 411.171 et seq.
Premises.
A building or a portion of a building. This term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.
(b) 
The carrying of any firearm, including handguns carried by a license holder, is prohibited within the business premises of any town building. In this regard it is noted that state law makes it an offense for a license holder to carry a handgun, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed, at any meeting of a governmental entity, which under certain circumstances may be held at a location outside the business premises of a town building.
(c) 
The director of public works shall post a sign at each entrance to the town hall and other town buildings, reasonably likely to come to the attention of persons entering the building, that indicate that firearms and handguns are prohibited within the building. Such posted notice shall be sufficient notice that entry under such circumstances is forbidden and that such entry is without effective consent and shall be treated as a criminal trespass.
(1998 Code, sec. 130.01)
(a) 
For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
Firearm.
A handgun, pistol, rifle, shotgun, or any other firearm or firearms.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for anyone other than a peace officer to discharge any gun, pistol, or firearm of any kind in the direction of or into the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the town.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm within the corporate limits of the town.
(Ordinance 2008-2-5C adopted 2/5/08)