Township of Ewing, NJ
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2023-07-11
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 177 Firearms
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administration of Government
- Ch 9 Authorities
- Ch 14 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 18 Code Enforcement
- Ch 22 Criminal Background Checks
- Ch 26 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 32 Fire Companies
- Ch 43 Insurance
- Ch 50 Mutual Aid
- Ch 55 Officers and Employees
- Ch 58 Payroll
- Ch 59 Pay-To-Play Regulations
- Ch 65 Redevelopment Agency
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 81 Affordable Housing
- Ch 85 Alarms
- Ch 91 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 97 Animals
- Ch 110 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 114 Building Construction
- Ch 119 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 124 Burning, Open
- Ch 127 Cannabis Businesses
- Ch 131 Child-Care Providers
- Ch 136 Circuses and Carnivals
- Ch 140 Construction Contracts
- Ch 147 Curfew, Juvenile
- Ch 151 Deeds, Plotting of
- Ch 157 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 161 Dwellings, Unfit
- Ch 165 Emergency Management
- Ch 168 Employment of Police Officers by Outside Entities
- Ch 172 Fees
- Ch 177 Firearms
- § 177-1 Discharge of firearms restricted.
- § 177-2 Exceptions.
- § 177-3 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 182 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 187 Fire Prevention
- Ch 191 Fireworks
- Ch 195 Floodplain Management
- Ch 200 Gambling
- Ch 211 Sale of Used Goods and Equipment
- Ch 215 Land Development
- Ch 220 Licensing
- Ch 224 Littering
- Ch 225 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 230 Multiple Dwellings
- Ch 235 Newsracks
- Ch 240 Noise
- Ch 246 Parades
- Ch 252 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 257 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 267 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 278 Publications, Unsolicited
- Ch 284 Rental Property
- Ch 290 School Enrollment
- Ch 295 Self-Operated Businesses
- Ch 300 Sewers
- Ch 315 Smoking
- Ch 319 Solid Waste
- Ch 325 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 331 Swimming Pools
- Ch 337 Taxation
- Ch 342 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 349 Towing and Storage
- Ch 354 Trailers, Portable On-Demand Storage Structures and Portable Storage Containers
- Ch 359 Trampoline Centers
- Ch 366 Vehicle Junk Businesses
- Ch 371 Vehicles
- Ch 377 Vehicles and Machinery, Unregistered
- Ch 380 Emergency Conservation of Water
- Part III: Health Legislation
- Ch 388 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 392 Administration
- Ch 400 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 407 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 408 Nuisances, Noise
- Ch 413 Swimming Pools, Public
- Ch 415 Communicable Diseases
- Ch 418 Body Art Facilities
- Ch 421 Animal Slaughtering and Processing Facilities
- Ch 425 Tree Removal and Replacement
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 98-13 as Ch. 104 of the 1998 Code; amended in its entirety at time of
adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
The discharge of any firearms, bow and arrow,
crossbow, slingshot, air gun, spring gun, gas gun or any other device
which impels a projectile through the use of force is prohibited in
the Township of Ewing.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to:
A.Â
Any duly appointed law officer in the course of his
or her official duty.
B.Â
The use of firearms when necessary for the preservation
of human life.
C.Â
The use of firearms when hunting in conformity with
the applicable laws and regulations of the State of New Jersey.
D.Â
Use of a firearm on a licensed pistol, rifle or firearm
range and under the supervision of the Police Department.
