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<br />549.10 DISCHARGING FIltEARMS. <br />(a) No person shall shoot, fire or discharge a shotgun, rifle, pistol, <br />cannon, air gun or firearm of any kind, or make use of any sling, pea <br />shooter, bow and arrow, or other missile, within the City, except that <br />the provision of this section shall not apply to any military company <br />when drilling under the command of an officer thereof, or to regular <br />shooting or archery clubs, or shooting or archery ranges, having a <br />written permit from the Mayor, or to targets privately erected for <br />practice, when permitted in writing by the Mayor, or to the use of <br />firearms in the lawful defense of the person, family or property of any <br />person, or by any police officer in the lawful discharge of his duties. <br />(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first <br />degree. <br />SECTION 2: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure <br />immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and for the <br />further reason that it is immediately necessary to enact more stringent provisions with respect <br />to violations of this section in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and further <br />provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it <br />shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. <br />PASSED: ~i. ~ ` :' <' ,~ / ~~` `i / <br />ATTEST: <br />~. ~ <br />,. ~! r~ <br />Barbara L. Seman <br />Acting Clerk of Council <br />First Reading: ~; ~~,`,`Y? / <br />Second Reading: fir; ~,%°~ <br />Third Reading: ~ _~/~ ~ <br />C9mmittee: ~ ~ s~f; , <br />a ames li. t~oenmer <br />President of Council <br />c~i i~ <br />Edward 7. Boyle, M <br />Approved•___ s <br />