Any person who fires or discharges any pistol, gun, rifle, or any other firearm within the corporate limits shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, that such prohibitions shall not be applicable to municipal, state, and federal law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties, or to persons firing such in justifiable defense of himself or others or of property or otherwise in accordance with law, or to a person who fires such firearm at authorized firing ranges. Authorized firing ranges shall be a facility approved as to type, location, and rules of operation by the city council. Any person or persons who violate the approved rules for authorized firing ranges shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
(Code 1962 § 13-15)