Former 14-7 title pertained to similar subject matter.Cross reference Similar prohibition on Lake Daniel grounds, 15-27; prohibited at sanitary landfill, 10-43. FIREARMS Hewitt, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm within the extraterritorial jurisdiction or in an area annexed after September 1, 1981; provided, that this section shall not be so construed as to prohibit the discharge of firearms as follows:(1) The firearm is a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, bb gun, or bow and arrow; and:a. (Code 1965, 16-4). 78-81. Crosman Fire NP Air Rifle . (Code 1982, 19-42; Ord. No. Discharge of weapons and other apparatus. (Code 1976, 12-25.3; Ord. ; environment, ch. Exemptions.This article shall not be construed as to prohibit the discharge of any pellet or dart gun, or the propelling of any other device mentioned in this article by any police officer, member of the armed forces of the state or nation, a veterinarian or animal control officer, or their agents or employees, in the regular discharge of their duties or to the discharge of bows and arrows or other named devices herein during sporting events supervised by municipal or school authorities, or pursuant to special permits issued by them, with adequate supervision and control to prevent errant carriage of the propelled devices into areas dangerous to the general public. ARTICLE I. 50-42. FirearmsIn city buildings; discharge; definitions; exceptions; penalty. Discharge of firearms and air guns, shooting of other weapons prohibited; exceptions. No. IN GENERAL Live Oak, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 6466, 1A, 2-15-2000). Restrictions on park use. 50-124. Recreational activities.No person in a park shall: (1) Hunting and firearms. No. Air, gas, spring guns. 2005-12-130, I, 12-6-2005; Ord. 70-51. (Code 1970, 18-17). (h)This section shall not be construed to prohibit any peace officer from discharging a firearm in the performance of his duty, nor to prohibit any citizen from discharging a firearm when lawfully defending person or property. Chapter 9.20 WEAPONS Benbrook, Texas Code of Ordinances9.20.010 Prohibited acts. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot off or discharge any firearms, gas cartridge gun, or air guns within the City limits. (c)This section shall not prevent the reasonable discharge of a weapon for the necessary and lawful protection of ones person, premises or property, unless such discharge be done in a reckless or negligent manner. (a)Other than a peace officer, no person shall carry a concealed firearm in any city building in which such prohibition is valid under state law. No. Alligator, game animals, furbearers, squirrels, and non-migratory game birds (except Eastern Turkey) may be hunted with air guns and arrow guns provided: Air guns and arrow guns function much differently than centerfire rifles or shotguns most hunters have traditionally used to hunt game birds and animals. 78.State law reference Restriction on regulation of sport shooting ranges, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 250.001. (a) Definitions. Make no mistake, all air rifles - even low-power models - are dangerous. This is because an air rifle is not considered a firearm under Texas law. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge an air rifle or air pistol of any description, by whatever name known, that by means of compressed air, compressed gas, springs or any other means is capable of discharging shots, pellets or any solid object at a velocity of 300 feet per second or any greater velocity. 58-85. No. (2) The firearm is a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any caliber:a. 15-13. 58-33. The same is true for any firearm that . 131, 2, 3, 3-8-77). IN GENERAL Boerne, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES Del Rio, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Shooting guns, firearms, fireworks. ARTICLE I. No. (a)The prohibition of the discharge of firearms shall not apply to areas in the citys extraterritorial jurisdiction or area annexed by the city after September 1, 1981, if the firearm or weapon is:(1)A shotgun, air rifle, pistol, or BB gun discharged:a.On a tract of land ten acres or more;b.More than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; andc.In a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or(2)A center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any caliber discharged:a.On a tract of land 50 acres or more;b.More than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; andc.In a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or(b)The prohibition of the discharge of firearms shall not apply on property owned by the United States, State of Texas, or a political subdivision of this state, where the discharge is conducted by an official, employee, or agent of such entity in the course and scope of his or her official duties or where conducted pursuant to an officially sanctioned wildlife management program. Definitions.The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:Weapon means a club, explosive weapon, firearm, handgun, illegal knife, knuckles, machine gun, short-barrel firearm, hoax bomb, chemical dispensing devise, and zip gun as defined and set out in V.T.C.A., Penal Code ch. No. (a)It shall be unlawful for any dealer to sell, lend, rent, give or otherwise transfer any air gun to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years where the dealer knows or has reasonable cause to believe the person to be under eighteen (18) years of age or where such dealer has failed to make reasonable inquiry relative to the age of such person and such person is under eighteen (18) years of age. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any BB gun, pellet gun, gun, pistol, rifle, or firearm of any kind within the city limits, except within a properly secured indoor firearms range, constructed and maintained in accord with National Rifle Association specifications and standards or upon a range owned and operated by a governmental entity. Further, this section shall not apply to any person acting in lawful defense of person or property. Devices that discharge paint sprays or streams of paint are permissible and are excluded from the prohibitions of this section. 54-1. Air guns are prohibited in Aurora Illinois." . Prohibited conduct(d)Using or carrying weapons or traps. No. No. Airguns come in a variety of shapes and . Unlawful discharge of firearms; enforcement.(A)Definitions. No. 2006-29, 11-7-2006)State law reference Municipality may regulate discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 229.001(b)(2); trespass by holder of license to carry concealed handgun, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 30.06; places where weapons are prohibited, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 46.03. DIVISION 2. As used in this Article: "Air rifle" means and includes any air gun, air pistol, spring gun, spring pistol, B-B gun, paint ball gun, pellet gun or any implement that is not a firearm which impels a breakable paint ball containing washable marking colors or, a pellet constructed of hard plastic, steel, lead or other hard materials with a force . (Ordinance adopting Code)(d)Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine in accordance with the general penalty provision found in Section 1.106 of this code. (Code 1961, 14-2214-24)State law reference Discharging weapons in public places, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01.ARTICLE II. gun, spring gun, bows and arrows, instruments capable of throwing a projectile, or possess any firearm, or throw or launch any stone, hard ball, remote control airplane, or other object likely to inflict injury; or drive any golf ball. ARTICLE I. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind within the city. 28-8. IN GENERAL San Antonio, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. For the purpose of this sub article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:Air rifle or air pistol. FIREARMS Robinson, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Wiki User . Firearms.A.Discharge of firearms prohibited. Firing BB guns and air rifles.Sec. 22-18. (Code 1966, 19-12). 225, 2)Sec. Discharge of air rifle.It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or shoot an air rifle within the city, except that BB guns may be shot or discharged when at least 200 yards distant from all residences and public buildings, unless prohibited by statute. ARTICLE I. of 12-11-67, 1; Ord. 967, 1, 10-17-95; Ord. To receive this status the gun must be the equivalent of a big bore air gun that uses .18 caliber or higher ammunition with an FPS of 700 or more. ARTICLE I. No. Note that even under federal law, any firearm "which can be readily converted to fire fixed ammunition by replacing the barrel, bolt, breechblock, or any combination thereof" is not considered an 'antique firearm' and would be considered a 'firearm' for purposes of federal prohibitions. 08-16-99, 1, 8-16-99), ARTICLE 7.100. (Prior Code, 11-1; Code 2004, 130.01(B); Ord. FIREARMS Granite Shoals, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Definitions.Whenever the term firearms is used in this chapter, the term shall mean any instrument used in the propulsion of shot, shell or bullets or other harmful objects by the action of gunpowder exploded within it, or by the action of compressed air within it, or by the power of springs and including what are commonly known as air rifles and BB guns.CHAPTER 5. 19-1. 24-71. This section shall not apply to police officers while in the performance of their official duties or while participating in firearm qualification.(d)Penalty. No. This section shall be cumulative of all ordinances of the city except where the provisions of this section are in direct conflict with the provisions of any such ordinance, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinance are hereby repealed.(Ord. RESTRICTED CONDUCT Rockwall, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners originally approved limited use of air guns and air bows in March, but have decided to take a second look May 24 at a public meeting in Lubbock. It is unlawful for a child intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence to possess an air rifle within the city. 24.8-0.1. (b) Discharging. WEAPONS REGULATION George West, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (Code 1987, 13-35), ARTICLE I. (2) Where a special permit has been obtained from the city. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is forbidden. OFFENSES INVOLVING PUBLIC SAFETY Addison, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 77-192, 4-25-77)Cross reference Maximum permitted noise levels, 10-5. These currently (09/24/15) cost $7.00 to $48 depending on season and type of game and do not require state stamp endorsements. It is unlawful for any person to discharge or shoot an air rifle, slingshot, arrow, missile or similar device within the city. 24-14. IN GENERAL Crystal City, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. (Ordinance 7, adopted 3/22/56), DIVISION 15. This section shall not apply to any police officer in the discharge of his official duties. The first thing to understand is that air rifles are not legally considered firearms by the US government. IN GENERAL Alamo Heights, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (b)The prohibition of this section is intended to apply to any gun, slingshot or other mechanical device (other than firearms, the discharge of which is prohibited and regulated by separate ordinance), which is designed to and capable of hurling or propelling a BB or other shot, pellet, dart, projectile, arrow, rock or similar device a greater distance than 30 feet, regardless of whether the projectile or device is propelled by air, gas, mechanical device, metal or bow or other spring, or elastic material of any kind, but does not include firearms using explosives, the discharge of which is prohibited and regulated by separate ordinance. [M.S.A. Any shotgun, rifle, pistol, BB gun, air rifle, bow, or other device or instrumentality capable of propelling bullets, shot, arrows, or other solid or compact substance, whether propelled by powder, fire, or other force or by combination of such forces. These definitions shall be the same as is commonly understood by the average person familiar with such terms. ARTICLE III. No person shall use, carry or possess firearms of any description or any air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings or other form of weapon potentially harmful to wildlife and dangerous to human safety. O-18-94, I, IV, 7-25-94)ARTICLE V. PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS Palestine, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to discharge within the city any firearm, air-gun, BB gun, toy gun, crossbow, or bow and arrow, projecting lead or any missiles with the following exceptions: (1) The discharge of a firearm, crossbow, or bow and arrow in a regularly established and properly supervised shooting range or gallery operating under a permit from the city;(2) The discharge of a firearm by an officer of the law in the performance of his or her duty;(3) The discharge of a firearm, air-gun, BB gun, toy gun, crossbow, or bow and arrow by a citizen when lawfully defending person or property; or(4) The discharge of an air-gun, BB gun, toy gun, crossbow, or bow and arrow by a citizen on his or her own property, provided such device is not fired into or onto another persons property. (b) Certain exemptions. In the state of California, several laws dictate the use and sale of BB guns, air guns and pellet guns. (a) No person shall discharge any firearm, rifle, CO2 gun, air gun, BB gun or slingshot within the city. a. No. (3)It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, to shoot, fire or discharge an air pistol, air rifle, or BB gun across a public right-of-way within the city limits of the city. No. Regulation of firearms. Firearms. (b) No person shall discharge any such air-gun or air pistol on public school grounds, public parks, church grounds or in cemeteries, unless the person has the approval of the person in charge of such grounds. The term air gun includes, but is not limited to, pellet guns, air pistols, and BB guns.City means the city and encompasses the territory situated within the corporate boundaries of the city, including any and all public watercourses, rivers, streams, lakes and other state waters, and any and all banks, beds, courses, or other property comprising a part of said public watercourses, rivers, streams, lakes and other state waters.Firearm means any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance, or gas- or air-powered substance.Public place means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to, parks, streets, highways, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and shops.Public right-of-way means the area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway, street, public sidewalk, alley, public waterway, or public utility easement.ARTICLE IV. CONCEALED HANDGUNS Montgomery, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (c)This section shall not apply when such firing is done by a law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of his duties or in the necessary and lawful protection of ones personal property or premises, unless such firing is recklessly or negligently done.(Ord. IN GENERAL Port Neches, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:Gun, pistol, rifle and firearm shall not only be defined as to include all percussion weapons, but shall also include air guns, air pistols, air rifles and all other firearms using air pressure to propel a projectile.(Ord. ARTICLE 7.400 DISCHARGING OF GUNS AND PISTOLS Spring Valley Village, Texas Code of OrdinancesARTICLE 7.400 DISCHARGING OF GUNS AND PISTOLS [4](a)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun or pistol within the corporate limits of the City of Spring Valley, except as hereinafter provided. These shall be defined as such terms are commonly known to the average person familiar with such terms and in addition shall include any object or instrument that by means of compressed air, compressed gas, or springs, is capable of discharging shots, pellets or any solid object.Gun, pistol or firearm. (Code 1964, Amended, 19.11.1; Ord. ARTICLE I. No. The universe of deadly weapons is carved into two discrete hemispheres by Texas Penal Code section 1.07(a)(17). . Any gun, rifle or pistol, by whatever name known, which is designed to expel a projectile by the action of compressed air or gas, or by the action of a spring or elastic, but does not mean a firearm.Chapter 14 PARKS AND RECREATION The Colony, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm within the city limits. Use of firearms. (d)Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to the possession or ownership of any firearm, or to the sale of such firearm, nor shall this section be construed to prevent any private display of firearms of any kind. (a)Unlawful to shoot firearms within city. (b)It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot a crossbow, bow, slingshot, catapult or such like device, or hurl or throw any missile by the use of a crossbow, bow, slingshot, catapult or such like device within the city limits. Chapter 12.08 PARKS Anthony, Texas Code of Ordinances, 12.08.060 Dangerous amusements.No person shall have within any town park or playground any firearm, air rifle, spring gun, bow for shooting arrows, or other instrument capable of throwing a projectile or throw any stone, hard ball, model airplane, or other object likely to inflict injury; or drive any golf ball; or roller-skate. (f)This section shall be applicable within the corporate limits of the city and also within the area immediately adjacent and contiguous to the city limits and extending outside the city limits for a distance of 5,000 feet, unless such area is within the corporate limits of another municipality.(Ord. 96-01-04, 1, 1-2-1996; Ord. 54-20. Discharging of weapons. No. No. 130.02. Always check with your local jurisdiction for the final ruling. Pre-charged pneumatic air guns must fire a projectile of at least 30 caliber in diameter and at least 150 grains in weight with a minimum muzzle velocity of 800 feet per second or any combination of bullet weight and muzzle velocity that produces muzzle energy of at least 215 foot pounds of energy. Unlawful acts.Within the limits of any city park, it shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the acts hereinafter specified, except as may be otherwise provided:(4)To carry or discharge any firearms, firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, or any other fireworks, air guns, BB guns, bows and arrows, slingshots, paint-ball guns, or hit golf balls except in designated areas. 70-35. Prohibited acts.It shall be unlawful for any person to either perform or permit to be performed any of the following acts:(8)Possess, bring into to discharge in a park any firearm, air- or gas-operated gun, bow, crossbow or other missile-throwing device. The terms air gun and air rifle, mean any instrument or weapon which is commonly known as an air gun or air rifle, and which propels a bullet or other hard pellet with a carrying force as much as twenty-five (25) yards. 1965-3, 1, 3-16-1965; Ord. (Code 1965, 14-4.1)State law reference Discharging firearms in public places, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01(9), (11). No. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC SAFETY Amarillo, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 862, 1, 2-27-1997). Can You Legally Dispatch Pests With An Airgun? IN GENERAL Irving, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. It shall be unlawful for any minor to discharge any compressed fluid pistol, air pistol, air gun, air rifle, or bow and arrow within the city limits, unless such act is done under the direct supervision of an adult person and is done in a manner so that the shot, pellet, charge, load, arrow, or other object shot or hurled from such instrument shall not land upon or travel across the property of a person other than the property of the adult supervising the activity or property upon which he has permission of the owner to use, or across any public street, alley, square, park, public property, or property line of any other person. How Effective Are Non-Lethal Pepper Ball Guns For Self Defense? No. (84 Code, 14-4)Cross reference Penalty, 10.99.State law reference Authority to regulate the discharge of firearms, Tex. 62.State law reference Disorderly conduct, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01.Sec. 54; traffic and vehicles, ch. IN GENERAL The Colony, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (c)A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine pursuant to the general penalty set forth in this Code. 12-19. 13-2. BB guns are airsoft guns or pellet guns designed to shoot projectiles. (g)Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 1-7 of this Code. 29-44. 46.04 discusses the unlawful possession of a firearm including restrictions on people with felony convictions. ARTICLE I. (Code 1976, 14-1, 14-2; Ord. (b)It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any air gun or air rifle or BB gun, of any description, within the corporate limits of the city. (3)It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person discharging the firearm was engaged in conduct outlined in the Texas Penal Code, chapter 9, which is a justification excluding criminal responsibility. 54-115. (Code 1985, 21-72; Code 2000, 70-122). Firearms and other guns; discharging across public thoroughfares. IN GENERAL Luling, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. IN GENERAL Nassau Bay, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. CONDUCT IN PARKS Sealy, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. WEAPONS Corpus Christi, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area. 24-19. ARTICLE IV. (3) This section shall not apply to any sporting event where starter guns are used, providing that the office of the chief of police shall be notified, in writing, 48 hours prior to such sporting event. No. 2008-04-17-0317, 3, 4-17-08)Editors noteOrd. No. WEAPONS Clear Lake Shores, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Definitions. (Code 1966, 19-3). Firearms. (Code 1968, 14-12; Ord. (a) Firearms, discharge of. 50-1. This section shall not prohibit the firing of BB guns by adults or minors under direct adult supervision who are on private property owned or occupied by the supervisor. IN GENERAL Childress, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge an air rifle or air pistol of any description, by whatever name known, that by means of compressed air, compressed gas, or any other means discharges a ball or other projectile containing paint in any public park within the city. 57, 1, 2, 6-7-1979)State law reference Municipality may regulate discharge of firearms, Texas Government Code 229.001(b)(2); trespass by holder of license to carry concealed handgun, Texas Penal Code 30.06; places where weapons are prohibited, Texas Penal Code 46.03; right to keep and bear arms in lawful defense of self and state, Tex. 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