For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FIREARM
Includes, without limitation, any gun, handgun, pistol, rifle, fowling
piece, shotgun, cannon, blank-cartridge pistol, air gun or spring gun.
FIREWORKS
Includes, without limitation, firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes or
toy pistols which can be loaded with powder (other than paper caps).
The storage, firing, discharge or use of firearms, ammunition, fireworks
and other explosives and the explosion of gun powder and/or gun cotton in
the Village of Great Neck Estates is hereby prohibited, except where specifically
permitted by this chapter or by state law.
The sale or exposure for sale of firearms, ammunition, fireworks or
other explosives within the Village is hereby prohibited.
The Board of Trustees may grant permission for the storage, possession
or use of high or low explosives or fuse or electrical blasting caps in the
Village, subject to reasonable conditions or restrictions, upon application
in writing, setting forth facts to demonstrate that such storage, possession
or use is in conformity with laws of the State of New York otherwise applicable.
The Board of Trustees may grant permission for the storage of any firearm
or ammunition therefor within the Village, subject to reasonable conditions
or restrictions, upon written application setting forth facts demonstrating
that the said storage is in conformity and in compliance with all other applicable
laws of the State of New York.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to firearms or
ammunition therefor in the possession of members of the military forces of
the United States or the State of New York or law enforcement officers duly
authorized to possess such firearms or ammunition therefor under the laws
of the State of New York or the United States of America.