It shall also be unlawful to throw stones or other missiles, or to shoot or to discharge any stones or other missiles with or from a slingshot of any kind. No. Shooting guns, firearms, fireworks. 70-46. 78-13, 13, 5-1-1978)State law reference Authority to regulate use of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 229.001; discharging firearms in public place, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01(8). Any person charged with a violation of this section shall be afforded the equal protection of the state laws pertaining to the use of firearms.(Ord. Provided, however, that if the city health officer or the director of the animal shelter determines that a particular concentration of birds is constituting either a nuisance or a health hazard, then such birds may be trapped or otherwise eliminated without such activity constituting a molesting of such birds or any other violation of this Section or any other Section of this Code.(Ord. It is unlawful for a child intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence to possess an air rifle within the city. This article shall not apply when such firing is done in the necessary and lawful protection of ones person, premises or property, unless such firing is recklessly or negligently done. Shooting into the Bringle Lawe area from beyond park boundaries with any of the aforementioned weapons is prohibited. 34-72. Being prosecuted and convicted of a third degree felony in Texas can lead to: Incarceration in a Texas state prison for a term of two years or up to 10 years. This is because an air rifle is not considered a firearm under Texas law. Slingshots.Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person to shoot any pea shooter, bean shooter, slingshot or air gun in, along, upon, over or across the public square, any street, sidewalk, alley or other public grounds in the city. No. (c)The provisions of the two (2) preceding subsections shall not apply to any peace officer in the discharge of his official duty or to gun clubs or other qualified organizations or individuals who have first been issued a permit for the use of guns within the city limits by the Chief of Police of Portland, Texas.(Ord. 131, 2, 3, 3-8-77). Sale, transfer, etc., to persons under eighteen prohibited; exceptions. ARTICLE I. Discharge of firearms.It is unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol or firearms of any kind, or to discharge any 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 in the city. 72-7, 7, 8-7-1972)ARTICLE I. Also, Texas air gun laws provide that air gun hunting of coyotes can only be done on private lands. (2) To discharge firearms (unless specifically permitted by state law), 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, except with written approval of the parks and recreation director or other authorized employee of the city.(Ord. 12-1. 74-1. Each week, Scottsbluff Police Cpl. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a peace officer, to carry a firearm in any city building or other municipal property, unless the person is duly licensed by the state to carry a concealed handgun and pursuant to state law may carry a concealed handgun in a particular building or on said property. Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to law enforcement officers in the lawful discharge of their duties, nor to persons lawfully protecting any person or property. IN GENERAL Roma, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. purposes required or recommended by the United States Coast Guard or (ii) for industrial purposes, shall not be considered fixed ammunition. No. ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES Sugar Land, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (a)Declared unlawful. IN GENERAL North Richland Hills, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (c)Carrying air guns. 50; zoning, ch. ARTICLE 7.500 PARKS AND RECREATION Roanoke, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. Shotguns.c. 50-3. 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. IN GENERAL Lake Jackson, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (Code 1992, 14-1)Sec. WEAPONS Southlake, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (b)Subject to the exception set forth in this article, it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged any BB gun, pellet gun, or paintball gun operated by compressed air or compressed gas, or any spring-powered firearm at any place within the city limits. (b)Prohibited; exceptions. Such a person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $200.00. No. SameDischarge on private property.It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any air gun, BB gun or air rifle of any kind, character or description in, on or across any private real property which is occupied or used by other persons for residential purposes or any real property used in connection with such residential use located in the city. 70-126. 50-32. Firearms means gun, pistol, revolver, pellet gun, bb gun, air gun, shotgun, rifle, bow and arrow, cross bow or any other weapon. 20-3. Discharging firearms, air guns, etc.No person shall fire or discharge any gun, revolver, pistol, or other firearm, or shoot any air rifle, BB gun, pellet gun or any other weapon which, by any force or source of energy, propels any solid object at a speed dangerous to the human eye, life or limb, within the city. 54-199. Discharge of non-explosive weapons.It shall be unlawful to discharge any air rifle, pellet gun, BB gun, carbon dioxide (CO2) gun, bow, crossbow or so-called hunting slingshot so that the projectile therefrom crosses any public property, or crosses any thoroughfare or property line within the city; except that such may be discharged by any party upon his own property and upon the property of another only when acting in such other persons presence and with his permission. IN GENERAL Taylor, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. ARTICLE I. Discharge of air rifle, pellet guns, etc.It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to discharge a projectile from an air rifle, pellet gun or other instrument in which the projectile is propelled by compressed air in, upon, across or into a public street, alley or other public thoroughfare or across a property line within the city. (e)Discharge of paint ball guns. Air gun bullets have half the velocity of firearm bullets, but I can shoot five in a three-quarter-inch circle at 100 yards, and I have friends who've killed big game with air rifles at 200 . This section does not apply to acts done in an area designated by the city for such purpose or to a person who is licensed to carry and lawfully carrying a concealed handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code and Chapter 46, Penal Code.B.No person shall possess a handgun except as provided in City Code Section 10.12.020(Ord. Prohibited acts. 96-01-04, 1, 1-2-1996; Ord. No. (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. This section shall not be construed to prohibit an officer of the law from discharging a firearm in the performance of his duty, nor to any citizen from discharging a firearm when lawfully defending persons or property. (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. 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. Arrows or bolts used with an arrow gun must conform to the same standards for projectiles for archery. An entire world of hunting opportunities has just opened up to you! 50-92. ; furnishing to minors.It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to sell to, give to, allow access to, or place in the possession of, any person under the age of 17 years, any firearm or toy gun capable of exploding and discharging any percussion cap or blank cartridge, or any other device of any description, capable of exploding and discharging any percussion cap or blank cartridge of any description.(Ord. Included within this definition shall be guns firing BBs or pellets. IN GENERAL Angleton, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (B)It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any air gun, air rifle, air pistol or like device within the city limits or within 2,000 feet of any structure, whether that structure is within or without the limits of the city, or from or across any public street, road or highway within the limits of the city. 32-24. Gun rights advocates lauded the new state law for removing what they considered an unfair burden on firearms owners, but gun safety groups and law enforcement organizations opposed it. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage or other parking area. (i)State law; seizures. 159, 1, 3, 8-17-54; Code 1958, 14-8; Ord. Within the limits of any city park, including Selma Park, it shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following acts except as may be otherwise provided: (3) To carry or discharge any firearm, firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes or any other fireworks, air guns, BB or pellet guns, bows and arrows or slingshots, or hit golf balls except in designated areas. No. *(State laws & city-wide ordinances may apply throughout County). 560, 13, 11-11-78)Cross reference Display of deadly weapons prohibited, 11-3(10). There are currently no laws regulating the possession or use of air guns other than for use in small game hunting. Make no mistake, all air rifles - even low-power models - are dangerous. SameDischarging air gun in public or private places. A brief, one page summary of relevant gun laws is provided for each of the 50 states as well as Canada and Mexico. (Code 1993, 50-3)Chapter 62 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES Shenandoah, Texas Code of OrdinancesCross reference Any ordinance or resolution dedicating, naming, establishing, locating, relocating, opening, paving, widening, repairing, vacating, etc., any street or public way in the city saved from repeal, 1-9(5); any ordinance prescribing through streets, parking and traffic regulations, speed limits, one-way traffic, limitations on load of vehicles or loading zones saved from repeal, 1-9(8); any ordinance providing for local improvements and assessing taxes for such improvements saved from repeal, 1-9(11); consumption of alcoholic beverages on street, sidewalk or alley, 6-7; buildings and building regulations, ch. This section shall not apply, however, to persons discharging guns, rifles, pistols, or firearms on premises duly licensed as a pistol or rifle range by the city. ARTICLE I. 17. 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. (D) Neither allegation nor evidence of a culpable mental state is required for the proof of an offense defined by this section. (c)It shall be a defense to prosecution under this section that the person discharging a firearm was a law enforcement officer in the performance of his official duties; that the person was at a shooting range operated by the United States government, the state or a political subdivision of the state, or which was approved by the police department; that the person was using blank cartridges for a show or theatrical production, or for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports, or by a military organization. 33-76. (8-7-90), DIVISION 1. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol, rifle, firearm, archery equipment, crossbow, slingshot, or any other weapon designed as an air projectile, or 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, within or across the city limits. ARTICLE I. BB guns are airsoft guns or pellet guns designed to shoot projectiles. 70-10. 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. ARTICLE IV. No listed air-gun ordinances. 82-3. More than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; andc. 11-3. REGULATIONS Euless, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Shotguns only;b. (d)Discharge of compressed fluid pistols, air guns, and bows and arrows across public property or property of another. 7.302 Discharging Projectiles And MissilesIt shall be unlawful for any person to discharge gravel, marbles, shot, or any projectile, missile, object or material out of a gravel shooter, blowgun, air gun, rubber sling, or compressed gas, compressed air, or spring device, from any public street or public place or on to the private premises of another within the corporate limits of the city, provided, however, that this article shall not be construed to prevent the use of a compressed air device for the delivery of handbills, circulars, or newspapers. 3430, 1, 8-27-12)Sec. Texas Penal Code, Chapter 46. THE CITY COUNCIL Wharton, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 1984-08, 5-17-1984; Ord. No. RULES AND REGULATIONS GENERALLY Wichita Falls, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 58-33. (b)Used by the person under eighteen (18) years of age and he is a duly enrolled member of any club, team or society organized for educational purposes and maintaining as part of its facilities or having written permission to use an indoor or outdoor rifle range, to possess, load and fire at such rifle range under the supervision, guidance and instruction of a responsible adult. Are they considered a form of Bow, a Firearm or something new? OFFENSES INVOLVING PUBLIC SAFETY Bellmead, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 22-92. (b)A gun shall include specifically, but not exclusively, any shotgun, pistol, rifle, air rifle, BB gun, bow and arrow and other mechanism that discharges or ejects any bullet, buckshot, or any other metallic object of any size by force of combustion, mechanism, or air gun. No. Discharging firearms within city limits.It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind, or 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 objects at a velocity in excess of three hundred (300) feet per second, or discharge any cannon cracker (a cannon cracker being any combustible package more than two (2) inches long and more than one (1) inch in diameter), or torpedo within the city limits of the City of Jacksonville, Texas, except in self-defense, defense of a third person, or in defending ones property. IN GENERAL El Campo, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. IN GENERAL Shoreacres, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Hunters should be cognizant of the number of shots an air gun or arrow gun can produce on a fully charged tank before becoming ineffective at taking game. ARTICLE I. 62.State law reference Disorderly conduct, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01.Sec. 08-16-99, 1, 8-16-99), ARTICLE 7.100. (Code 1991, 17-2). Shooting into, out of or in park areas is prohibited. (a) [Generally.] 2006-045, 9-18-2006)State law reference Authority of municipality to regulate the discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 217.003. No. (Ordinance adopting Code) (8) State Law reference Authority of city to regulate firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, 215.001, 217.003(c); Unlawful carrying of firearms, V.T.C.A., Penal Code, 46.02, ARTICLE I. Sec. H, to carry or possess any firearm of any description, air rifle, 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. It is unlawful for any adult intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence to facilitate, suffer, or permit the physical possession of a firearm or an air rifle by a child by allowing the child to obtain unsupervised access to the firearm or air rifle. Discharging firearms, air guns, similar weapons, capable of propelling objects more than 50 feet. Definitions.Sec. 24.8-0.1. Sec. City premises does not include streets, sidewalks, parking areas or public parks owned or operated by the city.Enter or entry means the intrusion of the entire body.Firearm means:(1)A gun, pistol, rifle, or any other device designed, made or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using explosive energy generated by an explosion or burning substance or any device readily convertible to that use; or(2)An air gunNotice has the same meaning as in V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 30.05.(Ord. No. Prohibited acts. No. 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. 90; signs on street frontage, 90-123; streets and other rights-of-way, 94-191 et seq. 6, 7; Code 2004, art. No. It shall be the duty and right of any police officer of the city if he shall find a child in possession of such device in violation of this section to take such gun or device into his official custody, delivering a written and signed receipt to the person from whom it is taken. WEAPONS Nacogdoches, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm, excluding a bow and arrow with field or target points, a BB gun, or pellet gun within an area of the city limits existing or annexed prior to September 1, 1981; provided that this section shall not be so construed as to prohibit the discharge of firearms:(1)In any activity or by any person considered within the class of exemptions applicable under state statutes;(2)In exhibitions of charitable contests conducted under conditions and supervision approved by the city council after application has been made to the city and permit has been issued;(3)For the official start at an athletic competition event utilizing a starter pistol firing blanks;(4)For the protection of a person or property in accordance with the laws of the state; or(5)By any public safety officer in the performance of the official duties of their office. Squirrels, pheasant, quail, and chachalaca may be hunted with air guns that fire a projectile of at least .177 caliber (4.5mm) in diameter producing a muzzle velocity of at least 600 feet per second. of 10-24-66)State law reference For similar provisions, see V.T.P.C., art. Nothing contained in this section shall ever be construed as to prohibit any police official from firing firearms in the discharge of official duties and providing further that this section shall not be interpreted to prohibit a person from protecting his home, property or life. "In Illinois, air guns are no longer considered as firearms effective on July 13 2012. 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. (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 unless:(1)The firearm is a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and arrow; anda.Discharged on a tract of land of ten acres or more;b.Discharged 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. [M.S.A. 62-31. WEAPONS Shenandoah, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 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. Definitions.In this division:Air gun means an air gun, air pistol, air rifle, or any other device using air pressure to propel a projectile through a barrel.Building has the same meaning as V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Chapter 30.City premises means a building or any portion thereof, and real property or any portion thereof, owned, leased, occupied or controlled by the city. (Ord. State Air-gun law reference-Act 10 of 1952-State Air-gun law reference- 752.891 Use or possession of BB handgun by minor. (c)Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to bow and arrow, in a public park where there is conducted an archery range maintained or approved by the City of Pasadena Recreation Department. (a)Discharge of firearms prohibited. Upon receipt of such request, the chief of police shall investigate said application. 24-13. 54-31. IN GENERAL Port Neches, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Firearm. 76-1-1, 25, 1-12-76; Ord. Firearms, discharging, hunting permits.(a)Definition. No. It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or cause to be discharged or ejected from any air gun, air rifle, air pistol, spring gun or rifle, spring pistol, pellet gun, sling or any similar contrivance, any bullet, shot, pellet or missile of any character from or onto any street or public place or onto the private premises of another within the city limits of the city. Sec. Carrying on public land, road, etc., by person under eighteen prohibited, exception; discharge from or across street, sidewalk, etc., prohibited.Sec. (Code 1982, 10.101, 10.201, 10.301; Code 1995, 10.101, 10.201, 10.301; Ord. (Code 1977, 11-5)State law reference Discharge of firearm, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01(a)(9), (11). Recreational activities.No person in a park shall:(3)Hunting and firearms. Trap shooting clubs and BB gun outdoor ranges are considered as skeet clubs and shall be subject to the same regulations. (Code 1961, 21.01.08; Ord. It is illegal:(1) To carry a concealed handgun in a city park, except by those persons who are duly licensed by this state to carry a concealed handgun in accordance with state law. Above all, hunters should strive to take ethical shots which will greatly reduce chances of wounding loss. 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 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. Weapons and firearms. It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any shotgun or other firearm which discharges and propels multiple pellets, shots or other similar missiles within the city limits within 2,000 feet of any structure, whether that structure is within or without the limits of the city, or from or across any public street, road or highway within the limits of the city. Under Texas State law, no municipalty has any legal authority to control how airguns are transferred, transported, owned, stored, sold you get the idea. No. 84-5, 2, 4-2-84)State law reference Discharging firearm, V.T.C.A. No. WEAPONS Lumberton, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 2005-12-130, I, 12-6-2005; Ord. Such target shooting is supervised by an adult at all times; andc. 229-80, 1, 7-28-80). Unlawful to discharge or launch bullet, pellet, BB, etc.It shall be unlawful for any person to damage any property, public or private, within the corporate limits of the city by the discharge or launching of any bullet, pellet, BB, missile, explosive device, or other projectile. 472, I, II, 1-3-1991)ARTICLE III. 13-41. 62-63. 50-2. This is because an air rifle is not considered a firearm under Texas law. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC SAFETY Amarillo, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 70; parking or standing in alleys, 70-88; use of streets for storage areas, 70-93; one-way streets and alleys, 70-164; driving on divided streets, 70-165; driving on sidewalk area, 70-170; utilities, ch. It is a defense to prosecution under this section that:(1)The person was operating a private or public shooting gallery or turkey shoot under an unrevoked permit issued in accordance with chapter 14, article VIII. 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