It is unlawful for any person to shoot, fire or discharge in the city any firearm or other device of any kind having a firing range, or capable of propelling any bullet, shot or missile, for a distance of one-half mile or more.
(Prior code § 22-6)
This chapter and Chapters 9.48 and 9.52 do not apply to any peace officer acting in his official capacity, nor does it prohibit the discharge of any firearm or other device or the shooting of any arrow or other missile when necessary to do so to protect life or property or to destroy or kill any predatory or dangerous animal.
(Prior code § 22-7)
The provisions of this chapter and Chapters 9.48 and 9.52 shall not be deemed or construed to prohibit the establishment or maintenance of any pistol, rifle or target range, nor to prohibit the discharge at any target thereon, by any person using such range, of any bow and arrow, rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or firearms in or on such range; provided, such range is so installed, constructed, safeguarded, equipped and used as to adequately prevent any arrow, bullet, shot or missile from being projected beyond the confines of such range.
(Prior code § 22-8)
It is unlawful to shoot, fire or discharge any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver, firearm or any device designed or intended to discharge or capable of discharging any dangerous missile in the general direction of any house, camp or place of human habitation, or in the general direction of any public highway, road, street, way, park or premises, unless the place from which such rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver, firearm or other device is shot, fired or discharged is at least one-half mile distant from any such house, camp or place of human habitation, or is at least one-half mile distant from that portion of such public highway, road, street, way, park or premises towards which such rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver, firearm or other device is shot, fired or discharged. The exception in Section 9.56.020 to destroying or killing any predatory or dangerous animal does not apply to this section.
(Prior code § 22-9)
It is unlawful to shoot, fire or discharge along, upon or across any public highway, road, street or way, any firearm or other device designed or intended to discharge or capable of discharging any dangerous missile. The exception in Section 9.56.020 to destroying or killing any predatory or dangerous animal does not apply to this section.
(Prior code § 22-10)
No person shall shoot any arrow or similar projectile, nor cause or permit any arrow or similar projectile to be shot at any place in the city through a bow, compound bow, cross-bow or slingshot, except when the arrow is shot from and at all times remains on or over, and lands upon the property owned by the person shooting the arrow. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 951 § 1, 1990)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.56.060, a person may shoot or sling an arrow or similar projectile through a bow, compound bow, cross-bow or slingshot at an archery range established at an educational institution or as otherwise permitted by the city.
(Ord. 951 § 1, 1990)
No person shall shoot, fire or discharge any spot marker gun, also known as paintball gun, within the city limits, unless such discharge remains on and over, and lands upon the property owned by the person shooting or discharging the gun. For the purposes of this section, a spot marker gun as defined under Section 12001.1 of the California Penal Code, is synonymous with the term "paintball gun," which describes any device expelling any paint projectile through the force of air pressure, CO2 pressure or spring action.
(Ord. 962 § 2, 1991)