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RESOLUTION NO. 939 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 702 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW MUNICIPAL <br />CODE RELATING TO THE DISCHARGE OF WEAPONS WITHIN THE CITY <br />THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: <br />SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Chapter 702, <br />Section 702.01, of the Mounds View Municipal Code by deleting and replacing that section <br />follows: <br />Subd. 13. Crimes Against Public Safety and Health: <br />b. Discharging or Use of Weapons. <br />(1) No person shall discharge a weapon in any public place in the city, unless <br />otherwise permitted by this section. <br />(2) No person shall carry, possess, or display, in a manner intended to cause <br />bodily injury or cause fear of bodily injury, any edged object or instrument such as <br />a knife, sword, machete, or any other device that is designed to or is capable of <br />cutting, slashing, or stabbing or otherwise causing bodily injury within the City. <br />(3) Definitions: <br />(a) WEAPON. Includes: <br />(i). Any "dangerous weapon" as the same is defined by M.S. § <br />609.02, subd. 6, as it may be amended from time to time; <br />(ii). Any BB gun or any air gun or any air rifle or any air soft gun or <br />any other device that is designed to or is capable of firing or <br />ejecting any type of a projectile by any means; or <br />(iii). Any sling shot, wrist rocket, bow, crossbow, or any other device <br />that is designed to or is capable of propelling any type of object <br />by any means. <br />(b) PUBLIC PLACE. Any place in the City of Mounds View, except: a <br />person's residence; a person's place of business if owned or managed <br />by the person; a permitted gun show; a place of business permitted for <br />the buying or selling of weapons; or a facility permitted for hunting or <br />target practice. <br />(4) Penalties. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a <br />misdemeanor. <br />