Township of Ridley, PA
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2017-03-22
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 318 Weapons
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Article II Discharge of Weapons
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Authorities
- Ch 9 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 14 Educational Service Agency
- Ch 18 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 22 Fire Department
- Ch 37 Officers and Employees
- Ch 41 Pensions and Retirement
- Ch 45 Police Civil Service Commission
- Ch 46 Procurement
- Ch 50 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 53 Smoking
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 62 Adult Uses
- Ch 66 Alarms and Alarm Systems
- Ch 69 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 73 Amusement Devices
- Ch 77 Animals
- Ch 81 Auctions
- Ch 88 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 92 Building Construction
- Ch 95 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 99 Cable Television
- Ch 103 Claims, Municipal
- Ch 105 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 108 Day-Care Homes
- Ch 113 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 117 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 120 Electrical Standards
- Ch 122 Energy Conservation
- Ch 124 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 129 Excavations
- Ch 135 Fire Prevention
- Ch 138 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 140 Fuel and Heating
- Ch 147 Handbills
- Ch 151 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 155 Health Code
- Ch 160 Improvements, Assessment of
- Ch 163 Insurance
- Ch 168 Landscaping
- Ch 173 Licensing
- Ch 176 Loitering and Curfew
- Ch 180 Massage and Massage Establishments
- Ch 181 Mechanical Standards
- Ch 190 Noise and Nuisances
- Ch 195 Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 199 Parades and Processions
- Ch 202 Parking, Off-Street
- Ch 205 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 209 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 213 Picketing
- Ch 216 Plumbing
- Ch 220 Police Services
- Ch 224 Property Maintenance
- Ch 225 Rental Dwelling Units
- Ch 228 Sales, Seasonal
- Ch 232 Secondhand Materials; Pawnbrokers
- Ch 237 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 241 Shopping Carts
- Ch 245 Shows and Special Events
- Ch 249 Signs and Billboards
- Ch 253 Solid Waste
- Ch 256 Speed-Timing Devices
- Ch 260 Stormwater Management
- Ch 264 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 268 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 271 Swimming Pools
- Ch 275 Taxation
- Ch 278 Taxicabs
- Ch 282 Telecommunications
- Ch 285 Tents
- Ch 290 Trees
- Ch 294 Utility Lines
- Ch 299 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 303 Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 306 Vehicles, Towing of
- Ch 310 Walls and Fences
- Ch 314 Wastewater Treatment
- Ch 318 Weapons
- Ch 318 Art II Discharge of Weapons
- § 318-6 Discharge prohibited.
- § 318-7 Exceptions.
- § 318-8 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 325 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 1442]
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any rifle, gun, pistol,
revolver, air rifle, air pistol, or any other weapon which could cause injury
to other persons, in pursuit of game, for amusement to himself or others or
for damage to property.
The provisions of this article shall be construed to be supplementary
to the provisions of the Uniform Firearms Act,[1] and shall not apply to:
A.
Constables, sheriffs, prison or jail wardens, or their
deputies, policemen of this commonwealth or its political subdivisions or
other law enforcement officers.
B.
Members of the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United
States or of the National Guard or organized reserves when on duty.
C.
Officers or employees of the United States duly authorized
to carry a concealed firearm.
D.
Agents, messengers and other employees of common carriers,
banks or business firms, whose duties require them to protect moneys, valuables
and other property in the discharge of such duties.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6101 et seq.
[Amended 11-16-1988 by Ord. No. 1639]
Every person violating the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction
before a District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000,
together with costs of prosecution, and upon default in the payment thereof,
be sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days.
