No. IN GENERAL Tomball, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Any person who discharges any firearm of any kind, with an extreme range of over one mile, within the boundaries of the portion of the Pease River that is within 5,000 feet of the city limits shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 46-3. 74-75, 1, 4-16-74)Cross reference Streets generally, Ch. However, you must be at least 18 or even 21 years old to legally buy a pellet gun. No. (A)It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any rifle, pistol or other firearm which discharges and propels a single bullet, slug or other single missile within the city limits. ARTICLE II. FIREARMS Hillshire Village, Texas Code of OrdinancesARTICLE 7.100. 219, 5-18-1961), ARTICLE 7.300 WEAPONS Orange, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 2153-00, 11-14-2000). 003-80, art. It shall be an affirmative defense to any charge that written permission was provided by the director of parks and recreation for a special event.(Ord. 54-4. B-471, I, 3-9-1989; Ord. (d)This section shall not prohibit the discharge of shotguns when permitted, or at permitted gun ranges, both instances subject to the following:(1)Written application shall be delivered to the chief of police containing:a.The name of the individual or association to be permitted;b.The charitable or nonprofit cause to be benefited if it applies;c.The exact location, time, and dates of said event; or location of property to be permitted by the landowner;d.Safety precautions to be observed;1.The type of low velocity shells to be provided containing shot no larger than #6 shot; and2.A statement that no building or structures not owned by the group, or association conducting the shooting event is located within 500 feet of the shooting event location, whether that structure is within or without the limits of the city, or from across any public street, road or highway within the limits of the city. ARTICLE I. 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: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 any device readily convertible to that use.Prohibited acts means it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge:(1)Any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind;(2)Any air rifle or air pistol of any description; or(3)Any device 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;within the city limits. 46-41. Discharging firearms prohibited; penalty.Any person who discharges any gun, pistol or firearms 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 in the city shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 1-7.(Ord. of 12-11-67, 1; Ord. Upon receipt of such request, the chief of police shall investigate said application. No. 28; Ord. Such a use does not allow any type of game involving plastic BB pellets. Discharge of firearms and projectiles from crossbows and manually released bows. No. 78-1. (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. 2003-8-13, I, 8-11-03)State law reference Disorderly conduct, V.T.C.A. BB gun, pellet gun, air rifle, spring gun. ARTICLE I. 62-72. (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. (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. No. (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. 229, as amended. No. In general, felons in Texas cannot have possession of an air rifle, as this is considered a firearm under state law. 6-4. (c)By the term gun or pistol, as used in this article, is meant any device designed to project a projectile or projectiles, whether by means of explosives, mechanical force, compressed air or any other means. No. New Jersey for example does classify air rifles as a firearm, and as such, they are bound and regulated by that state's firearm laws. (Code 1977, 12-8; Ord. (2)Such person was exercising a right conferred by law, including but not limited to the making of a lawful arrest, the lawful prevention of a crime, or the lawful exercise of the right of self-defense. No. Discharge of weapon; penalty. 24-16. (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. 58-1. A pellet gun is not considered to be a firearm. IN GENERAL Taylor Lake Village, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (b) Certain exemptions. Unlawful acts. No. 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. Umarex Glock 19 BB Gun. 79-512, 3, 1-23-79), Sec. Is a rifle considered a firearm? ARTICLE I. It also defines firearms and other types of weapons. No. No. ARTICLE V. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY Castle Hills, Texas Code of Ordinances. IN GENERAL El Campo, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 2006-06-076, 2, 6-20-2006; Ord. This section shall not apply to police officers in the discharge of their duties. GENERALLY86-275 Discharging firearms and other dangerous weapons; exceptions. (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. No. 62-11. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any one or more of the following acts in a public park:(6)To carry or discharge firearms, fireworks, BB-guns, air guns, bows and arrows, slingshots, blowguns, rockets or paint-ball guns, unless authorized by the parks and recreation director; ARTICLE II. 58-1. BB and pellet guns may seem like toys to some, but legally, they may be treated more like weapons. The commission of the offense by the minor on the property under the control or owned by the relation or guardian shall be prima facie proof that the relation or guardian was instigating or aiding the minor. Prohibited discharge of firearms. No. 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. Prohibited acts. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area. 13-2-30. No. No. (c)This section shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of the law 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. (Code 1967, 16-3)ARTICLE I. No. ARTICLE I. 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. FIREARMS Jersey Village, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. WEAPONS Nacogdoches, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. 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. Marshal Stops Bad Guy With An Air Gun, How Airguns Are Regulated By State and Federal Laws. Nation, or Hatchet Granny, was a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition.Nation is noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet.. Nation was also concerned about tight clothing for . (c)For purposes of clarification, the definition of a firearm shall mean any gun, revolver, pistol, rifle, shotgun, pellet gun, cartridge or any other weapon that is spring loaded, discharged by explosive action of any kind or nature, or of pneumatic design and operation. WEAPONS Bedford, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 2006-08, 1, 7-12-2006), ARTICLE VI. It is unlawful for any person in a public park or recreation area to:(2)Any rifle, shotgun, BB gun, air-gun, spring gun, slingshot, bow, or other weapon in which the propelling force is gunpowder, a spring or air. No. No listed air-gun ordinances. 32-19. 136, 1, 2-14-1947; Ord. Prohibited. (b)By the terms air gun or air rifle is meant 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 of as much as twenty-five (25) yards.(Ord. 225, 1)Sec. IN GENERAL Van, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (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. (Code 1966, 15-7)State law reference Discharging firearm, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm, or any air rifle or air pistol, of any description, within the corporate boundaries of the city. Powerful air rifles are considered firearms and have the same regulations as guns. No person shall conduct or participate in public displays of firearms of any kind unless he has first obtained a temporary permit issued by the city manager. Any such property seized shall be delivered by the officer to such city office. For most big games such as Elk, PCP rifles are . (3)Such person was participating in a Civil War reenactment which occurred between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; provided that the chief of police of the city was notified in writing of the re-enactment at least 24 hours before the re-enactment occurred.(Ord. 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. No. 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. 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. (d)The term handgun, as used in this section, means any firearm that is designed, made or adapted to be fired with one hand, and the term concealed handgun, as used in this section, means a handgun, the presence of which is not openly discernible to the ordinary observation of a reasonable person. 560, 13, 11-11-78)Cross reference Display of deadly weapons prohibited, 11-3(10). (3) It shall be unlawful for any person under 17 years of age to possess a facsimile firearm in a public place within the corporate limits of the city. (c)Practice firing by police officers and law enforcement personnel at the police firing range is permitted. 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. As a result, air rifles are considered much safer. This section shall not apply to law enforcement officers in pursuance of their duties and while acting within the scope of their authority. (c)This section shall not prohibit the firing of a BB gun, pellet gun, or paintball gun by an adult or by a minor under the direct visual supervision of an adult, so long as such discharge occurs on private property owned or lawfully occupied by the supervising adult, and as long as the discharge projectile does not exit the boundaries of such private property.State law reference Discharge of firearm as disorderly conduct, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01. ARTICLE I. Violations.Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article or fails to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each separate offense. 87-11, 2, 3-9-87)State law reference Similar state law, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01(a)(9)(11). It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, fire, explode, use or set off any kind or character of firearm, water pistol, air gun, air rifle, air pistol or similar device, on, upon or across any public street, alley, square, park or public property within the city; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall apply to duly authorized police officers, sheriffs, constables and other law enforcing officers of the city, state, county or nation. It shall be unlawful for any person to fire off or discharge any gun, pistol, shotgun, rifle or other firearm of any description within the city limits of the city. Shooting BB guns, air guns, etc. 78-3. ARTICLE I. Also exempt is the firing of CO2 or other compressed gas tank rifles or pistols on supervised paintball courses occupying at least three acres of land. An air gun typically falls into one of two categories: an air rifle or air pistol, both of which are replicas of small arms and launch projectiles like small BB's or pellets. 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. WEAPONS Clear Lake Shores, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 8.300(b); Ord. 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. Any spot marker gun is also classified under this category, according to the law. No. Firearms and similar weaponsDefinition.As used in sections 15-2 and 15-3 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 any device readily convertible to that use, including but not limited to a rifle, pistol, shotgun, air rifle, pellet gun, BB gun, air gun.(Ord. (a)Discharge prohibited. ARTICLE II. No. ARTICLE I. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, fire off or discharge any gun, pistol, rifle or other firearm of any description within the corporate limits of the city. A cannon cracker is any combustible package more than two inches long and more than one inch through.(Ord. Recreational activities.No person in a park shall:(6)Hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any time. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind within the city. Loc. 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. Use and/or possession of firearms. Weapons. Therefore, felons are only prohibited from owning a firearm and not an air rifle. ARTICLE I. 1577, 19, 8-1-2006). DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS GENERALLY Houston, Texas Code of Ordinances. Art. 1, 17; Code 1999, 58-1; Ord. 32-47. Discharging firearms, air guns, similar weapons, capable of propelling objects more than 50 feet. Discharge of firearms, air guns, etc.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 three hundred (300) feet per second, or discharges any cannon cracker or torpedo on or across any public square, street or alley of the city or within one hundred (100) yards of any business housed in this city shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. IN GENERAL Bedford, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. The target area is enclosed in such manner and with materials that will stop the projectiles; b. 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. PARK RULES Decatur, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 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. (2) Air-guns. 46. ARTICLE 13.300 CONDUCT IN PARKS Bowie, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec 13.301 Unlawful Acts. Recreational activities.No person in a park shall:(3)Hunting and firearms. ARTICLE I. 2742, passed 11-19-02)Cross reference Penalty, 10.99. [M.S.A. 86, 1-5-1981; Ord. Regulations regarding the use of air guns and arrow guns as a means of hunting were finalized by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at the August 23, 2018 meeting of the Commission. Reserved. No. 22-4. (Ord. (3) In any activity or by any person considered within the class of exemptions applicable under state statutes; (4) 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;(5) By duly qualified and commissioned peace officers in the performance of the official duties of their office; or(6) For the protection of a person or property in or about his home in accordance with the laws of the state. (Ord. 90-14, 14, 8-28-90)State law reference Regulation of firearms by municipalities, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 215.001. 46-31. (Code 1959, 22.1; Code 1986, 20-1), ARTICLE 7.600. 081103-A, 8-11-2003)State law reference Municipal authority to regulate discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 229.002; discharge of firearm as disorderly conduct, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01. 2004-8, 1, 4-22-04). 02-M-19, 1, 9-17-2002), ARTICLE I. Each week, Scottsbluff Police Cpl. 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. (b)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a 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 accordance with applicable National Rifle Association specifications and standards or upon a range owned and operated by a governmental entity. (Code 1999, 20-2, 20-16; Ord. For the purposes of this section, facsimile firearm shall mean any device that so closely appears to be a firearm in size, shape, color, or design that it can only be differentiated from a firearm through close inspection or is likely to cause alarm to the general public. IN GENERAL Victoria, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (h)The use of paint ball guns, paint ball ammunition, air guns/pellet guns and ammunition is prohibited on park property. No. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person within the city limits to cast, throw, shoot, fire or discharge any rifle, gun, revolver, pistol, pellet gun, shotgun, cartridge or any firearm of any kind or nature, except as specifically allowed in this section. 95-12-14, I, 12-11-95; Ord. No. A shooting gallery must be indoors.(Ord. Definitions.For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:Air gun. No. No. 1, 23. (b)Air rifles, etc. IN GENERAL South Houston, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. ARTICLE III. 12-6. (b)Any person violating this section shall be subject to the penalties in section 1-12(Code 1981, 11.1, 11.2)State law reference Authority of municipality to regulate the discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 217.003, 229.001(b), 229.002, 343.003. Most air guns have metallic projectiles in their arsenal. Discharge of firearms, bows and arrows, etc.It shall be unlawful for any person, except peace officers or any person at the direction of a peace officer, to discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm of any description or shoot an air-gun, air pistol, arrow or bow and arrow, by whatever means within the city, except in places licensed therefor and while lawfully shooting therein. A cannon cracker shall be defined as any combustible package more than two inches long and more than one inch in diameter. 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