[Adopted 8-30-1993 by Ord. No. 93-5040A]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any pistol, revolver, rifle or smooth-bore arm from which
a shot, bullet, pellet or other projectile can be discharged by whatever
means.
Any land, building, structure, trailer, mobile home or vehicle,
whether owned, leased, rented, hired or donated and any bus or other
school transportation vehicle, whether owned, leased, rented, hired
or donated.
Any institution, whether public, private or parochial, established
for the purpose of providing education, instruction and/or training
at the preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, secondary, vocational,
college or university levels.
A.
No person, other than a law enforcement officer and
regardless of any license obtained by such person under the provisions
of MGL Chapter 140, shall enter or remain in, on or upon the property
of a school while carrying or in possession of a firearm, as defined
in this article; an air, BB or pellet gun or pistol; chemical mace
or an oleoresin capsicum product; a bow or crossbow; a billy club,
nightstick or police baton; a starter's pistol; a replica firearm,
handgun or shotgun, regardless of the actual use or purpose for which
it was designed; any knife or cutting instrument, other than a knife
or cutting instrument actually being used in the course of food preparation
or service, or a knife or cutting instrument used in the normal conduct
of a recognized trade by a person employed or being trained in such
trade; or any weapon enumerated in paragraph (b) of Section 10 of
Massachusetts General Law Chapter 269, without the written authorization
of the board, officer or person in charge of such school.
B.
No person, other than a law enforcement officer in
the actual performance of his/her official duties, shall enter or
remain in, on or upon the property of a school while carrying or in
possession of any instrument, device, tool or other thing, regardless
of its designed purpose, if such instrument, device, tool or other
thing is being carried or possessed for the purpose of assaulting
or causing bodily harm to another person.
C.
No person, other than a member of a law enforcement,
fire service or emergency medical services organization in the actual
performance of his/her official duties, shall enter or remain in,
on or upon the property of a school contrary to a posted notice regarding
the procedure for admittance to such property or the conditions of
such admittance.
