BB and pellet guns may seem like toys to some, but legally, they may be treated more like weapons. OFFENSES INVOLVING PUBLIC SAFETY Bellmead, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. IN GENERAL Alice, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. Definitions.Whenever the term firearms is used in this chapter, the term shall mean any instrument used in the propulsion of shot, shell or bullets or other harmful objects by the action of gunpowder exploded within it, or by the action of compressed air within it, or by the power of springs and including what are commonly known as air rifles and BB guns.CHAPTER 5. Discharge of firearms prohibited; exceptions. WEAPONS Lumberton, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. BB Guns In Texas. The Firearms Act of 1968 defines firearms broadly, but also includes many sub-categories, including shotguns, air weapons, and restricted weapons. 50-6. Such a use may offer sales of food and nonalcoholic drinks as an ancillary use. 11-14-05, 3, 11-9-2005), Chapter 82 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS New Braunfels, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. (Code 1998, 11.5)State law reference Authority to prohibit discharge of firearms in the city, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 229.001. It's a revolutionary gun ready to bridge the gap between traditional firearms and high powered air rifles, forever destroying the perception that "it's just an airgun." The AirForce Texan delivers a .45 caliber lead bullet at speeds up to 1,000 fps and can obtain over 500 ft-lbs of . 24-14. No. Chapter 10 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OFFENSES Richwood, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 61-0-5, 3-27-1961). ARTICLE II. 66-1. The Texas Penal Code section of 4601 defines a . No. ARTICLE II. 3-173. (Code 1993, 15-61). (84 Code, 14-4)Cross reference Penalty, 10.99.State law reference Authority to regulate the discharge of firearms, Tex. *(State laws & city-wide ordinances may apply throughout County). Such precautions could also include:(1)Storage of the firearm or air rifle in a locked safe, locked rack, locked hard case, locked soft case, locked drawer, locked cabinet or other locked container; or(2)Installation of a lock on the firearm or air rifle to prevent its normal function and discharge. No. Powerful air rifles are considered firearms and have the same regulations as guns. Unlawful to discharge firearm or gun within cityGenerally.It shall hereinafter be unlawful for any person to fire off or discharge any gun, pistol, rifle or other firearm of any description within the corporation limits of the city. . OFFENSES Eagle Pass, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (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. No person shall possess, fire, or discharge a device capable of propelling a projectile, including without limitation, any air gun, pistol, bow and arrow, cross bow, or sling shot in a city park; provided, however, the director of community services may permit the temporary occurrence of such activities in a city park for special programs and events. ARTICLE I. Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns manufactured prior to 1899. GENERALLY86-275 Discharging firearms and other dangerous weapons; exceptions. 54-62. ARTICLE I. Recreational activities.No person in a park shall: (1) Hunting and firearms. 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. No listed air-gun ordinances. It shall be unlawful for any person, except any law enforcement officer or animal control officers in the discharge of their duties and persons in defense of life or property, to fire or discharge a firearm or an air gun of any description within the corporate limits of the city. Discharge of air guns and miscellaneous weapons prohibited.It shall be unlawful to discharge any BB gun, air gun, air rifle, bowstring, slingshot, or air pistol of any description and by whatever name known, that by means of compressed air, compressed gas, springs, sling, bow and arrow, or any other means is capable of propelling or discharging any shot, pellet, slug, arrow, or any solid object at any velocity, anywhere within the limits of the city.(Ord. Discharge unlawful.It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to fire off or discharge any gun, pistol, rifle or other firearm of any description within the corporate limits of the city. (Code 1959, 22.1; Code 1986, 20-1), ARTICLE 7.600. After . The city council may grant a permit, after a public hearing based upon specific plans submitted to it, for indoor rifle and pistol ranges for instruction and target practice, provided use of same is limited to .22 caliber ammunition, is fully enclosed, is insulated against sound, incorporates approved safety features, and is operated only with a qualified instructor or range officer in attendance. 003-80, art. ARTICLE III. It shall be unlawful for any person to fire, shoot or discharge, or cause or permit to be fired, shot or discharged, any rifle, shotgun, revolver, pistol or other firearm of any BB gun or pellet gun whether the weapon uses an explosive such as a gunpowder or cordite or uses a spring or compressed air or gas, within the city limits of the city. Devices that discharge paint sprays or streams of paint are permissible and are excluded from the prohibitions of this section. 58-85. The city manager or designee may authorize fireworks. Air guns are prohibited in Aurora Illinois." . Air gun, paint ball gun or spring gun; furnishing to minor. 6, 7; Code 2004, art. Weapons include but are not limited to the following: rifle, shotgun, handgun, air rifle, pellet gun, longbow, cross bow, sling shot, blow gun, or dart gun. No. FIREARMS Jersey Village, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. The Texan is the world's most powerful production air rifle. (b)No person shall set up tents, shacks, or any other temporary shelter for the purpose of overnight camping, nor leave on Bringle Lake property after closing hours, any moveable structure or special vehicle to be used for such purposes, such as house trailer, camp trailer, camp wagon, or the like.(Ord. DIVISION 3. IN GENERAL Venus, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (b)Any person who shall possess any gun, pistol, firearm of any description, bow and arrow, or any like device in a public park within the city, except the Pasadena Police Department firing range, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The chief of police shall notify the mayor and city council at the next council meeting of the issuance of a permit. (1) To police officers while in the performance of their official duties. ARTICLE II. An analysis shows that has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars this year. (a) The term air rifle means air rifle, air pistol of any description (by whatever name known) and any other type of gun which uses compressed air, gas, a compressed spring, or any other means to discharge shots, pellets, or any projectile of any kind at any velocity, and includes a BB gun. (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. 781, 1, 1-9-01)Cross reference Streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. 2006-15, 9-8-2006; Ord. No. (Code 1991, 13-71)Cross reference Definitions generally, 1-2.Sec. (a)The term paint-gun or paintball gun, as used in this section, means any device that can be used to discharge paint or dye onto a person, object or target in such a fashion as to simulate the firing of a bullet or other ammunition at the subject. 5641, 1, 10-28-86; Ord. 70-1. Discharging air-operated arms.It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any air gun or air rifle or B gun, of any description, within the city. BB gun, pellet gun, air rifle, spring gun. RULE 15. 121586-1, 2, 12-15-1986), ARTICLE II. 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. To carry or discharge firearms, 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 city administrator. POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS BY MINORS The Colony, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 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 means a weapon capable of discharging a projectile by means of an explosive charge, including, without limitation, a rifle, pistol, shotgun or any other type of firearm; but not including an air pistol or air rifle incapable of discharging a projectile at a muzzle speed in excess of 300 feet per second. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, explode, or discharge any firearm within the corporate limits of the city. 17. of 12-1-20, 2; Ord. No. Sections 46.02 and 46.04 of the Texas Penal Code describe unlawful carry and possession of a firearm. Air gunsDischarge prohibited. No. 24-13. FIREARMS Needville, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 36-1. 6-11-1. (c)The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit any city police officer, or certified peace officer from discharging a firearm while in the performance of his official duty. Reserved. (g)Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 1-15.(Ord. ARTICLE I. (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. (b)The provisions in subsection (a) of this section shall not prohibit the discharge of such guns or weapons by a person upon his own private property when the gun or weapon is discharged in such a manner that the projectile will not travel beyond the property line of such person and a device is installed for the purpose of stopping such projectiles within the boundaries of such persons property. IN GENERAL Sonora, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (d)Shooting, shooting at wild birds. Facility and program operation. No. (Code 2002, 8.300; Ord. It is unlawful for any parent or guardian to suffer or allow any child or ward under his parental or guardianship control to discharge within the city any air-gun, air rifle or pellet gun.(Ord. 1998-20, 1, 6-18-1998). 6077, 1, 6-1-99)ARTICLE I. ARTICLE I. Powers, enumerated.All powers of the city, except as otherwise provided by this charter, and the determination of all matters of policy shall be vested in the city council. 54-31. ARTICLE I. 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. 12-6. Discharge of firearms authorized on certain property. Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to the discharge of firearms at bona fide gun clubs lawfully operating pursuant to the city zoning ordinance (appendix C to this Code). (Code 1977, 11-21). Therefore, felons are only prohibited from owning a firearm and not an air rifle. ARTICLE III. 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.Dealer. ; authority to prohibit discharge of firearms, see Tex. (a) No person shall discharge any firearm, rifle, CO2 gun, air gun, BB gun or slingshot within the city. 14-7. (b)Discharge of firearms within an area of the city limits existing or annexed prior to September 1, 1981. 76-1-1, 25, 1-12-76; Ord. 14-44. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area. 9A, 1, 2-27-1961)DIVISION 2. It shall be unlawful to discharge any air gun, 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 any velocity, anywhere within the limits of the city. The target area is enclosed in such manner and with materials that will stop the projectiles;b. 90-7, 2, 6-14-1990). Steve Knight . Rules and regulations.The following regulations and restrictions are prescribed for the use of city parks:(19)Projectile devices. Firearms means gun, pistol, revolver, pellet gun, bb gun, air gun, shotgun, rifle, bow and arrow, cross bow or any other weapon. 54-1. 93-1087, III, 10-25-1993). (c)This section shall not apply when such firing is done by a law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of his duties or in the necessary and lawful protection of ones personal property or premises, unless such firing is recklessly or negligently done.(Ord. (b)It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any of the items listed in subsection (a) above or any weapon or device designated for offense or defense or for martial arts such as, but not limited to, throwing stars, throwing knives, nunchakus, studded bracelets, studded gloves or studded partial gloves to any person under the age of eighteen (18) unless such minor is accompanied by and with the express permission of the minors parent or guardian. 3430, 1, 8-27-12)Sec. BB guns are airsoft guns or pellet guns designed to shoot projectiles. WEAPONS Shenandoah, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 54-66. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to display or brandish a facsimile firearm in a public place within the corporate limits of the city. For purposes of this section, a minor is a person younger than sixteen (16) years of age. (e)This section is not intended to apply to any act prohibited in V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.01.(Ord. 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. REGULATIONS Euless, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (Code 1982, 18-2; Ord. No. 44-150. (b)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm, within an area of the city limits 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, contests, or demonstrations conducted under conditions and supervision approved by the city council after application has been made to the city and permit has been issued;(3)By duly qualified and commissioned peace officers in the performance of the official duties of their office;(4)For the protection of a person or property in or about his home in accordance with the laws of the state; or(c)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm within an area annexed after September 1, 1981; provided, that this section shall not be so construed as to prohibit the discharge of firearms as follows:(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 (10) acres or more;b.Discharged more than one hundred fifty (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; ARTICLE IV. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) Commission has announced that effective Sep. 1, 2018 airguns will be allowed for the legal and ethical harvest of various game animals. 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. No. No. Therefore, felons are only prohibited from owning a firearm, and not an air gun. 20-2. 2198-8-03, 1, 8-26-2003)Cross reference Police, 2-16 et seq.State law reference Power of cities to prohibit the discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 42.12(d). ARTICLE I. 1, 23. IN GENERAL Port Neches, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. The term air gun includes but is not limited to BB guns, pellet guns, air pistols, paintball guns, and air rifles.Bow means a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood or other material with a taut cord to propel the arrow.Crossbow means a weapon consisting of a bow fixed transversely on a stock having a trigger mechanism to release the bowstring, and often incorporating or accompanied by a mechanism for bending the bow.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. 79-512, 4, 1-23-79). In Texas is a blackpowder rifle a firearm? (b)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any BB gun, pellet gun, gun, pistol, rifle, firearm, or bow and arrow of any kind within the city limits, except:(1)Within a properly secured and permitted indoor or outdoor firearms range, constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable National Rifle Association specifications and standards and any standards prescribed by city ordinance;(2)Upon a shooting range owned and operated by a governmental entity; or(3)By any authorized person participating in a wildlife management program to mitigate wildlife hazards near the Collin County Regional Airport or the McKinney Landfill. 19-1. 66-138. 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. (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. Discharge of air rifles; sale of weapons and devices to minors. An air gun is a rifle, pistol, or shotgun that uses compressed air or other gas to shoot projectiles. (b)This section is not to be construed to prevent the Mount Vernon Animal Control Officer, or duly authorized agent of the city from killing or trapping animals in order to protect life or property, or to comply with the provisions of this article.(Ord. SameConditions to discharge.It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or fire off any firearm within the city except as follows:(1)Firing or discharging of a firearm in a shooting gallery that is operating in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and city ordinances. (Code 1999, 9.08.010)State law reference Municipality may regulate discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 229.001(b)(2).ARTICLE V. CITY PARKS Clear Lake Shores, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (a)Discharge of firearms. 20-3. Hunting and/or trapping. (Code 1970, 18-18). 13-1. PARK RULES Richardson, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (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. An example is an Air Rifle. (1982 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Section 4B). CONDUCT IN PARKS Sealy, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Chapter 13.24 CITY PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS El Paso, Texas Code of Ordinances13.24.070 Dangerous amusements.A.No person shall have within any city park any air rifle, pellet or b.b. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY Carrollton, Texas Code of Ordinances. 50-3. Short-barrel firearm.f. (Ord. No. A person asserting an exception to prosecution under this section shall be required to prove same as a defense under the provisions of the Texas Penal Code and a Code of Criminal Procedure. Arrows or bolts used with an arrow gun must conform to the same standards for projectiles for archery. 10-5. Minors not permitted to discharge weapons.It shall be unlawful for a parent or any other person having legally custody or control of any child under the age of 18 years to permit such child to discharge any such gun, slingshot or other device, as defined and prohibited in section 54-31, within the corporate limits of the city. 54-35. 19, 14, 7-14-1970)State law reference Municipality may regulate discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 229.001(b)(2). RESTRICTED CONDUCT Rockwall, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. No. IN GENERAL Plano, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 49, 1, 7-14-64). Possession in city buildings and discharge in city limits prohibited. Discharged more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; andc. DIVISION 2. No person shall exhibit or discharge firearms of any description, or air-rifles, spring-guns, bow-and-arrow, slings or any other forms of weapons potentially inimical to wild life and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Gabe Heefner, 20, as he was driving by on . No. No. IN GENERAL Mesquite, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. State Air-gun law reference-Act 10 of 1952-State Air-gun law reference- 752.891 Use or possession of BB handgun by minor. No person shall discharge any kind or species of air gun, air pistol or BB gun within the city; provided, however, "air gun" and "air pistol" shall not include a gun or pistol utilizing a compressed gas or air propellant and operated as part of an amusement arcade or a paintball amusement facility or event. (c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the discharge of a firearm by active or reserve duty military personnel at a military funeral. 13-41. 50-124. art. 50-92. ARTICLE V. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY Castle Hills, Texas Code of Ordinances. This section shall be cumulative of all ordinances of the city except where the provisions of this section are in direct conflict with the provisions of any such ordinance, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinance are hereby repealed.(Ord. Alligators, bighorn sheep, javelina, mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorn, and turkey (. Exemption from article.It shall be lawful for any person under eighteen (18) years of age to have in his possession any of the articles in section 24-13 if the article is:(a)Kept within his domicile. 976, 10, 3-29-94)Sec. 225, 3)Sec. 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