(a) 
Discharging firearm prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fire off or discharge any gun, pistol, rifle, or other firearm of any description within the corporate limits of the city, and any person so offending this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) 
Exceptions.
Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply when such firing is done in the necessary and lawful protection of one’s person, premises or property, unless such firing be recklessly or negligently done; nor shall subsection (a) apply to discharging firearms in a shooting gallery or gunsmith’s establishment when such shooting gallery or gunsmith’s establishment is properly fitted and arranged for the purpose so that no danger arises therefrom, provided that no shotgun, pistol or rifle of larger than twenty-two (22) caliber shall be used in a shooting gallery, nor shall the exception in the gunsmith’s establishment apply except when done in necessary repair of same.
(c) 
Discharging air gun.
It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any air gun or rifle into, on or across any public street, avenue, alley or highway, or in any public place whatsoever. By the terms of “air gun” and “air rifle” is meant any instrument or weapon which is commonly known as an air gun or air rifle, and which propels a bullet or other hard pellet with a carrying force as much as twenty-five (25) yards.
(d) 
Penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation violating this section shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in any sum in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code.
(Ordinance 71-2 adopted 3/22/1971; 1989 Code, secs. 14.141–14.144; Ordinance adopting 2024 Code)