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A Q\.,AcE <br />504. Firearms <br />504.01 Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in <br />the interpretation and enforcement of this section. <br />Rifle. A shoulder weapon with a rifle bore barrel <br />and discharging a single shot or pellet at a time. <br />Shotgun. A shoulder weapon with a smooth bored <br />barrel or barrels and normally discharging more <br />than one pellet at a time, except when using a <br />single slug. <br />Handgun. A hand-held weapon discharging a single <br />shot or pellet at a time. <br />Non -firearm. A crossbow, a bow and arrow, pellet <br />gun, BB gun, and slingshots, including wrist <br />rockets. <br />Firearms. For the purposes of this section, shall <br />mean rifles, shotguns and handguns. <br />(Section 504.01 amended by Ordinance 2-84, passed <br />July 23, 1984.) <br />504.02 Discharge Prohibited. No person shall shoot, fire - <br />off, discharge or explode any firearm or non -firearm upon or onto <br />any of the following: <br />(1) Any road, street, avenue, sidewalk or other public <br />place, in the city. <br />(2) Lands and waters lying southerly of the center <br />line of Lilac Street which are westerly of the <br />center line of Lake Drive (U.S. Highway No. 8) <br />extending along Hodgson Road (U.S. Highway No. 49) <br />and North of Ash Street (County Road J) as the <br />same are now laid out and traveled. <br />(3) Any city or county park or other city owned lands. <br />(4) Any lands within the city now owned by the person <br />so using, unless the person doing so has on his <br />person the written consent of the owner of such <br />lands. <br />(5) <br />Within 500 feet of any residences or buildings <br />upon property not owned by the person so shooting, <br />firing off, discharging or otherwise exploding any <br />firearm or non -firearm without written permission <br />of the owner. <br />(Section 504.02 amended by Ordinance 2-84, passed <br />July 23, 1984.) <br />107 <br />