102.ARTICLE III. Handguns.d. 219, 5-18-1961), ARTICLE 7.300 WEAPONS Orange, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. THE CITY COUNCIL Wharton, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 108, 11-15-1960). Yes, an air rifle is not considered a firearm by Texas or federal laws. (Code 1966, 19-12). WEAPONS La Porte, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. of energy). 772, I(c)(e), 2-22-1996). 11-11. Discharging weapons.It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any pistol, gun or firearm of any kind, or discharge any cannon, cracker or torpedo, air-gun, air pistol, pellet gun or missile on or across any public square, street or alley in the city. IN GENERAL Princeton, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. WEAPONS Baytown, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. It shall be a defense to anyone charged under this section with shooting such a gun on private property not owned or controlled by him that he had permission of the person who owns or controls such private property. 003-80, art. (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. Under Texas State law, no municipalty has any legal authority to control how airguns are transferred, transported, owned, stored, sold you get the idea. Definitions.The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:Firearm or gun or projectile weapon means a weapon capable of discharging a projectile by means of an explosive charge, including, without limitation, a handgun, rifle, pistol, shotgun or any other type of firearm; but not including an air gun, air pistol or air rifle incapable of discharging a projectile at a muzzle speed in excess of 300 feet per second. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, shoot, propel, hurl or fire any air gun, air pistol, BB gun, pellet gun, dart gun or similar gun of any description, kind or species, or any bow and arrow (whether hand or mechanically operated), slingshot, catapult or similar devices, or any nunchakas or other martial arts or dangerous weapons of any kind within the corporate limits of the city. 54-34. (a)Penalty for discharging certain weapons. Chapter 36 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Lockhart, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 54-33. Discharge of firearms. Generally, air rifles are considered firearms if they can fire a projectile at a velocity of 600 feet per second or greater. Said permit shall be issued if:(1)The applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or over and has never been convicted of a felony;(2)The location of said public display is disclosed and the permit shall be valid in said location only; and(3)The time said display shall begin and end is disclosed and the permit shall only be valid during those times.(Ord. IN GENERAL Jasper, Texas Code of OrdinancesCross reference Discharge of firearm prohibited, 17-2; firing of BB guns, etc., prohibited, 17-3. Carrying of dangerous weapons while on duty or on city property. (Code 1977, 12-8; Ord. (2) Where a special permit has been obtained from the city. It really turns on how the BB Gun is used and whether it causes damage to private property. (b) This section shall not apply to the following circumstances:(1) In necessary self-defense of persons or property;(2) A law enforcement officer in necessary performance of his duty;(3) For the purpose of target shooting or practice on a range operated by qualified personnel; qualified personnel shall consist of either a certified firearms safety instructor, rifle or pistol marksmanship instructor certified by the National Rifle Association, or person designated by a rifle or pistol club, public or private school or military agency;(4) For the purpose of target shooting on private premises with air, spring or CO2 operated BB guns, pellet guns or slingshots, provided:a. This shall be rebuttable by proof that such violation occurred without the knowledge or consent of the adult. Penal Code, 42.01.ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Forest Hill, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. IN GENERAL Castroville, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. 527, 1, 1-15-91)ARTICLE II. GENERAL PROVISIONS Mount Vernon, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to sell, or give to, or place in the possession of, any person under the age of sixteen (16) years, any gun which discharges a bullet or missile by means of compressed air, or any gun discharging a bullet or missile by means of a spring. IN GENERAL Portland, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Prohibited acts. Nothing herein shall be construed to apply to the use of firearms in exhibitions of charitable contests conducted under conditions and supervision approved by the city council after application has been made to the city and a permit has been issued. hunt anywhere by means or methods that have been prohibited by county or city ordinance. No. (c)The term city building, as used in this section, means any building or portion of a building owned, occupied, leased, or controlled by the city, for city or public operations and activities. (b)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any air gun from or across any street, sidewalk, alley or public land, or any public place, except on a properly constructed target range.(Ord. (b)It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or discharge firearms (unless permitted under subsection (a) above), fireworks, air guns, bows and arrows, slingshots or any device which would or could project any object which would or could create a fire hazard or any hazard or danger to the public in a city park, except with joint written approval of the parks and recreation director and the city fire marshal or their designated representatives.(Ord. IN GENERAL South Houston, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. IN GENERAL Tomball, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Dangerous weaponsDischarge.Any person who discharges any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind, or who discharges 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 in excess of 300 feet per second, on or across any public square, street, or alley of the city or within 100 yards of any business house within the city shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 50-91. (720 ILCS 5/24.8-0.1) Sec. 72-7, 7, 8-7-1972)ARTICLE I. It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot and discharge any shot, lead, nail, wire, steel, match, paintball or any other hard substance out of any BB gun, air rifle, paintball gun or any other rifle across, into or along any Alley or, Street or City park within the City limits. (Ordinance 19, Book II, adopted 6-15-59)ARTICLE 1.2100 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF CITY GREENSPACE Spring Valley Village, Texas Code of Ordinances 1.2103 RegulationsIt shall be unlawful for any person to:(q)Possess or use an air gun or paint gun in the greenspace. 6-4. Iowa City police say that on Oct. 17, Philip Olson, 69, was shooting at a squirrel in his yard with an air rifle but missed and instead hit Lance Cpl. No. BB guns may be powered by an air cartridge or by air that is compressed by pump or lever action. Any device that so closely appears to be a firearm in size, shape, color, or design that it (1) can only be differentiated from a firearm through close inspection, or (2) is likely to cause alarm by the general public. Shooting into, out of or in park areas is prohibited. 14-4. (b)Pistol or rifle range exemption. No. (c)The term city building, as used in this section, is defined as any building or portion of a building owned, occupied, leased, or controlled by the city, for city or public operations and activities. (c) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in V.T.C.A., Penal Code 46.05(a) on the premises of the municipal court or any offices utilized by the court. 6, 7; Code 2004, art. No. No. The chief of police shall notify the mayor and city council at the next council meeting of the issuance of a permit. No. They are muzzle loading air rifles that use compressed air to shoot arrows under 500 ft/s, yet still have the impact to take down deer and even moose. Prohibited projectiles in parks.It shall be unlawful for any person in any park, except in an area specifically designated for such activity, to:(1)Shoot or launch arrows, bullets, pellets, bolts, rocks, or other projectiles from a bow, crossbow, firearm, compressed air gun, cannon, or slingshot. 56, 6-7-1957), DIVISION 1. 22-92. GENERALLY86-275 Discharging firearms and other dangerous weapons; exceptions. 3-3. 1615, passed 2-20-90; Am. 42.01. Regulation of firearms. The receipt shall have printed notice thereon that such property may be reclaimed by the parent or person having legal custody of such child at the city police station or city hall. 66-13. *(State laws & city-wide ordinances may apply throughout County). This provision does not apply to a certified peace officer in the course of his duty. (1)It shall be unlawful for any person to recklessly or with criminal negligence, shoot, fire or discharge a firearm of any description within the city limits of the city. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm or air gun within the city limits. IN GENERAL Denison, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. The projectile is propelled by pressurized air or gas. Possession or discharge of weapons prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess a firearm of any description, an air rifle, a spring gun, bow and arrow, sling, or any other form of weapon potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device, within a park. Included within this definition shall be guns firing BBs or pellets. Unlawful discharge; exceptions. (Code 1970, 15-15)State law reference Discharge of firearm, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01; authority to adopt ordinance which prohibits the discharge of a firearm, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 229.001, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.12(d). ARTICLE I. (2)It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection (c) that the person was on the persons own land, in the persons own home, or in the persons own fixed place of business. 15-2. (c)The provisions of this section shall not apply when the firing, shooting, or discharging of the arms therein described is done in the necessary and lawful protection of person, premises or property. 121586-1, 2, 12-15-1986), ARTICLE II. Are black powder pistols restricted in Canada? Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS College Station, Texas Code of OrdinancesN.Firearms and air guns.It shall be unlawful for any person to carry on or about his person or discharge any gun, pistol, or firearms of any kind, including air guns, within or across any park or recreation area not designated for that purpose. Definitions.The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.Deadly weapon shall have the meaning set forth in the Texas Penal Code.Firearm means any device designed, made, or adapted to expel or launch a projectile through a barrel by using compressed gas or air (including but not limited to devices such as BB guns, pellet guns, paint ball guns, Airsoft toy guns, etc.) 1017, 1, 2-12-70). 225, 2)Sec. No. (a)No person, other than a licensed police officer, acting within the course and scope of his duties as a police officer, shall discharge or cause to be discharged any gun, pistol, rifle or firearm of any kind, within the corporate limits of the city. Federally, air rifles are not considered firearms, but that being said, some states do. Air guns. DIVISION 2. No. 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. (a)Discharge of firearms. No. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any rifle, pistol, or other firearm which discharged and propels a single bullet, slug or other single missile within the city limits. Send questions for consideration to youasked@starherald.com or by leaving your question at . ARTICLE III. IN GENERAL Jacksonville, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (Code 1971, 19-2, 19-3)Charter reference Authority of city to prohibit firing firearms, art. Powerful air rifles are considered firearms and have the same regulations as guns. 712, 2, 3, 7-3-90; Ord. Discharge of firearms, fireworks, etc., prohibited.(a)Prohibition. 13-2. (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. Discharge of weapons.It is unlawful to discharge within the city any air-gun, air rifle or pellet gun, provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of the law from discharging any such gun in the performance of his duty. ARTICLE II. No. ARTICLE I. 480. 24-15. (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. Hunting and firearms.No person in a park shall hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any time. Discharge of weapons prohibited. IN GENERAL Woodway, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Any device or object made of plastic, wood, metal or any other material, which is a replica, facsimile or toy version or is otherwise recognizable as a pistol, revolver, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, rifle, machine gun, rocket launcher, starter pistol, air gun, inoperative firearm, or other firearm. Such precautions could include, but need not be limited to, the storage of the firearm or air rifle in a place where, at the time the access was obtained, an unsupervised child would not reasonably have been expected to have been able to gain access. No. 041212-01, 2, 3, 4-12-2012)State law reference Authority of municipality to regulate the discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local. No. 2-7-32. It shall be unlawful for any person who is the owner or occupier of land within the corporate limits of the city to permit, authorize, or otherwise allow any person to discharge an air rifle or gun, pellet rifle or gun, BB rifle or gun, or to launch any missile or projectile within one thousand (1,000) feet of any residential, manufacturing, or commercial structure. (e)Cumulative clause. 104, 4-28-1998), ARTICLE II. 70-31. Unlawful discharge of firearms, etc. Firearms means gun, pistol, revolver, pellet gun, bb gun, air gun, shotgun, rifle, bow and arrow, cross bow or any other weapon. Local Govt Code 215.001. (Code 1993, 50-2)Cross reference Streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. (Code 1981, 11.31)DIVISION 2. The term "firearm" is defined at 18 U.S.C. 3430, 1, 8-27-12)Sec. 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. (a) Firearms, discharge of. 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. These definitions shall be the same as is commonly understood by the average person familiar with such terms. Compressed air and spring gunsFiring.It shall be unlawful for any person to fire any gun which discharges a bullet, pellet, or missile by means of compressed air, or any other compressed gas, or any gun discharging a bullet, pellet, or missile by means of a spring.(Ord. Umarex Glock 19 BB Gun. II, 22[10].State law reference Authority to prohibit discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 215.001. 54-20. 44-21. IN GENERAL Stafford, Texas Code of OrdinancesPark Facilities;Sec. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge within the corporate limits of the city a rifle or any other firearm using ball ammunition; except, however, handguns and shotguns. 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.(Ord. SameShooting on adjacent land.It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon the land belonging to the city as defined by the conveyances to the city for the construction of the city lake and upon which the city lake is located, for the purpose of hunting, target practice or shooting and to hunt or carry upon said area any firearm, gun or any mechanism used by expelling therefrom any missile or hard substance by powder, compressed air or by hand.ARTICLE I. Use of firearms. Akron ( 137.11) prohibits any person under age 18 from possessing any air gun or ammunition for an air gun. ARTICLE 9-3. No. 12-1. Texas's criminal laws imposed aggravated consequences for those who are considered habitual felony offenders. 50-1. 46-71. Carrying or discharging firearms in city park. Missiles/projectiles.It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to shoot with bow and arrow, or to shoot or discharge any stone or other missile with or from a sling or from an elastic spring.It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge an air gun or spring gun within 200 yards of any development residential, business or industrial area.(Ord. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage or other parking area. IN GENERAL Boerne, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section or failing to observe any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00); and each violation shall be a separate offense. They also missed on Texas. Possession or discharge of weapons prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun under V.T.C.A., Government Code ch. IN GENERAL North Richland Hills, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge any gun, pistol, rifle or other firearm of any description within the corporate limits of the city. (c) Any person who shall violate this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in section 1-14(Code 1967, 17-1.2; Ord. ARTICLE II. (1982 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Section 4B). 66-2. (a)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. 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