§ 26-5. Discharging of pneumatic guns, slingshots, grit shooters, bows and arrows, etc.

(a)

No person shall discharge or use in the city any non-explosive weapon (i.e., not a firearm, as defined in section 26-3 above), where such discharge or use is likely to do or cause injury to any person or property. For purposes of this chapter 26, the term "non-explosive weapon" means a pneumatic gun (e.g., paintball gun, BB gun, pellet gun, etc.), slingshot, grit shooter, bow and arrow or other non-explosive device designed or intended to be used to launch or shoot projectiles.

(b)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsection (a) above, the use of non-explosive weapons shall not be prohibited at facilities approved for shooting ranges, on other property where firearms may be lawfully discharged, or on or within private property with permission of the owner or legal possessor thereof when conducted with reasonable care to prevent a projectile from crossing the bounds of the property.

(Code 1971, § 30-3; Ord. No. 12-1700-914, § 1, 11-1-11)

(Code 1971, § 30-3; Ord. No. 12-1700-914, § 1, 11-1-11)