(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. (b)Discharging air gun. (Code 2008, 130.52; Ord. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind, or to discharge any air rifle or air pistol of any description whatever, by whatever name known, either by means of compressed air, compressed gas, pumps or any other means capable of discharging shots, pellets or any solid object at any velocity in excess of 300 feet per second, or to discharge any cannon, cracker or torpedo on or across any public square, street or alley, within the city or within 100 yards of any business or house within the city. 560, 13, 11-11-78)Cross reference Display of deadly weapons prohibited, 11-3(10). FIREARMS Childress, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 24.8-0.1. O-18-94, I, IV, 7-25-94)ARTICLE V. PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS Palestine, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. CONDUCT IN PUBLIC PARKS Port Arthur, 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:Air gun. Always check with your local jurisdiction for the final ruling. GENERALLY Webster, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (c) Any person who shall violate this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in section 1-14(Code 1967, 17-1.2; Ord. Discharging of weapons. DefinitionsFirearm means any gun, shotgun, pistol, air-gun or air pistol, pellet gun, pellet pistol or any other firearm, gun or pistol capable of propelling shot, bullets, pellets or projectiles of any kind.Skeet clubs means open premises where shotguns are used in target practice by shooting clay pigeons ejected by machines or hand, to simulate flight. 78-1. No. In addition, the city may also direct the city attorney to bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section. Art. According to the TPWD, alligator, game animals, furbearers, squirrels, and non-migratory game birds (except Eastern Turkey) may be hunted with airguns and airbows . Discharge of firearms.It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind, or to discharge an air rifle or air pistol of any description, by whatever name known, that operates by means of compressed air, compressed gas, springs, or any other means which is capable of discharging shots, pellets, or any solid object at a velocity in excess of 300 feet per second, or discharges any cannon cracker or torpedo on, across or within 500 feet of any public square, street or alley or within 300 feet of any business establishment, in the city. 2006-29, 11-7-2006)State law reference Municipality may regulate discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 229.001(b)(2); trespass by holder of license to carry concealed handgun, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 30.06; places where weapons are prohibited, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 46.03. No listed air-gun ordinances. (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. IN GENERAL Alice, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. IN GENERAL West University Place, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 836, 4, 8-7-2000)Cross reference Discharge of firearms, air rifles, etc., prohibited, exceptions limited permits, 70-10. ARTICLE II. PARK RULES Decatur, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 82; floods, ch. 12-28. 50 or more acres - one can discharge any rimfire or . Unlawful to discharge or launch bullet, pellet, BB, etc.It shall be unlawful for any person to damage any property, public or private, within the corporate limits of the city by the discharge or launching of any bullet, pellet, BB, missile, explosive device, or other projectile. (a) No person shall discharge any gun, pistol, rifle or firearm in the city. The target area is enclosed in such manner and with materials that will stop the projectiles; b. Purpose.This article is adopted so that the city may promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare within the city through the regulation of the discharge of firearms, air guns, and other weapons. Discharge. (Code 1970, 13-4; Ord. DischargeProhibited generally.It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol, rifle, firearm, crossbow, or any other weapon designed as an air projectile, or 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, within or across the city limits.(Ord. PROTECTION OF PERSON AND PROPERTY Universal City, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. These types of weapons are in a special category under Texas and federal law because the legal definitions of "firearm" specifically exclude certain antique firearms. ARTICLE I. Discharging BB guns, air rifles, paintball guns. Those weapons which are specifically prohibited include: (1) Any instrument readily capable of inflicting serious bodily injury by striking a person with the instrument, including but not limited to: (3) Any device designed, made or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy generated by an exploding or burning substance, by compressed air or gases or by any device readily convertible to that use, including but not limited to: a. Rifles.b. 15-7. ARTICLE I. 54-199. IN GENERAL Allen, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. ARTICLE IV. Definitions.In this division:Air gun means an air gun, air pistol, air rifle, or any other device using air pressure to propel a projectile through a barrel.Building has the same meaning as V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Chapter 30.City premises means a building or any portion thereof, and real property or any portion thereof, owned, leased, occupied or controlled by the city. 22-31. Gun or firearm: Any rifle, shotgun, revolver, pistol, air gun, air rifle or . Pellet and BB guns.It shall be unlawful to discharge any air rifle, pellet gun, BB gun, carbon dioxide (CO2) gun, bow, crossbow or so-called hunting slingshot so that the projectile therefrom crosses any public property, or crosses any thoroughfare or property line within the city, except that such may be discharged by any party upon his own property and upon the property of another only when acting in such other persons presence and with his permission. 86-275 Discharging firearms and other dangerous weapons; exceptions. IN GENERAL Grand Prairie, Texas Code of Ordinances. No. (a)The prohibition of the discharge of firearms shall not apply to areas in the citys extraterritorial jurisdiction or area annexed by the city after September 1, 1981, if the firearm or weapon is:(1)A shotgun, air rifle, pistol, or BB gun discharged:a.On a tract of land ten acres or more;b.More than 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; or(2)A center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any caliber discharged:a.On a tract of land 50 acres or more;b.More than 300 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; or(b)The prohibition of the discharge of firearms shall not apply on property owned by the United States, State of Texas, or a political subdivision of this state, where the discharge is conducted by an official, employee, or agent of such entity in the course and scope of his or her official duties or where conducted pursuant to an officially sanctioned wildlife management program. 24-13. 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. 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. ARTICLE I. 6077, 1, 6-1-99)ARTICLE I. No person in a park shall use, carry or possess firearms of any descriptions or air rifles, spring-guns, bow and arrows, slings or any other forms of weapons 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. If it uses gunpowder to launch a projectile it is considered a firearm ARTICLE I. (a)The discharge of an air gun or any other similar type weapon, actuated by condensed air or any other force of sufficient impelling power to cause bodily injury, within the limits of the city or from any area not far enough removed from the city limits to preclude the range of such weapon from extending into such limits, is prohibited. WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES Deer Park, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm within the extraterritorial jurisdiction or in 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.A shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and arrow;1.Discharged on a tract of land of ten acres or more;2.Discharged more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and3.In a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; orb.A centerfire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any caliber:1.Discharged on a tract of land of 50 acres or more;2.More than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and3.In a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract;(2)In any activity or by any person considered within the class of exemptions applicable under state statutes;(3)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;(4)For the official start at an athletic competition event utilizing a starter pistol firing blanks;(5)For the protection of a person or property in accordance with the laws of the state; or(6)By any public safety officer in the performance of the official duties of their office.(d)Penalty. (b)It is unlawful for a person to discharge a firearm, bow, or crossbow within the corporate limits of the city. Any device or object made of plastic, wood, metal or any other material, which is a replica, facsimile or toy version or is otherwise recognizable as a pistol, revolver, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, rifle, machine gun, rocket launcher, starter pistol, air gun, inoperative firearm, or other firearm. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or shoot or cause to be fired or shot any firearm, rifle, shotgun, automatic rifle, revolver, pistol or any other weapon designated for the purpose of firing or discharging a shell or cartridge, whether such shell or cartridge is blank or live ammunition, or to fire, shoot, discharge or cause to be fired, shot or discharged any air rifle, air pistol or pellet gun of any description, by whatever name known, that is capable of discharging a pellet or any solid object by means of compressed air, gas, springs or other means, within the corporate limits of the city. 96-004, 1, 2-27-1996)Federal law referenceLaw Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, 18 USC 926B.State law reference Municipality may regulate discharge of firearms, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 229.001(b)(2); trespass by holder of license to carry concealed handgun, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 30.06; places where weapons are prohibited, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 46.03; right to keep and bear arms in lawful defense of self and state, Tex. (d)The term handgun, as used in this section, is defined as any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand, and the term concealed handgun, as used in this section, is defined as a handgun, the presence of which is not openly discernible to the ordinary observation of a reasonable person. Chapter 24 OFFENSES Wills Point, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Air gun, paint ball gun or spring gun; furnishing to minor. There are currently no laws regulating the possession or use of air guns other than for use in small game hunting. (Code 1968, 19-3.1; Ord. 3430, 1, 8-27-12)Sec. The term firearm includes but is not limited to revolvers, pistols, handguns, rifles, and shotguns.(Ord. Definitions. (c)Discharge of compressed fluid pistols, air guns, and bows and arrows by minors. (Code 1982, 19-42; Ord. Because air guns are not standard guns or weapons, the laws to own one are different. No. 286, 1, 3-12-74)State law reference Similar law, Vernons Ann. Discharge of air rifle, pellet guns, etc.It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to discharge a projectile from an air rifle, pellet gun or other instrument in which the projectile is propelled by compressed air in, upon, across or into a public street, alley or other public thoroughfare or across a property line within the city. (d)The term handgun, as used in this section, is defined as any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand; and the term concealed handgun, as used in this section, is defined as a handgun, the presence of which is not openly discernible to the ordinary observation of a reasonable person. IN GENERAL Live Oak, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. ARTICLE II. 14-44. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage or other parking area. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them:Air gun means any weapon discharged and fired by means of forced air and shall be held to include, but is not limited to, the following: air rifles, air guns, air pistols, BB guns and other similar air-propelled weapons.Firearm means any weapon from which a shot is discharged by an explosion and shall include, but is not limited to, the following: pistols, rifles, shotguns, sawed-off shotguns, machine guns, tear gas guns and other such similar weapons.Pellet gun means any firearm, gun or weapon which fires or discharges a pellet, shot, ball or cartridge.Spring gun means any spring-operated gun or weapon which fires or discharges a shot, cartridge, ball, pellet or other projectile.Zip gun means any weapon made or constructed generally of pipe or tubing and operated or discharged by rubber or elastic force. IN GENERAL Stafford, Texas Code of OrdinancesPark Facilities;Sec. Discharge of weapons and other apparatus. (10) "Short-barrel firearm" means a rifle with a barrel length of less than 16 inches or a shotgun with a barrel length of less than 18 inches, or any weapon made from a shotgun or . 82-61. 50-6. 4-11. (a)It is declared a misdemeanor for any person to shoot within the limits of the city, any air, spring or other gun that discharges shot, balls, bullets, projectiles or other missiles or fire or discharge any cannon, gun, pistol or firearm of any description, except target guns in shooting galleries, unless in case of urgent necessity. (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. No. Typical muzzle velocities are below 500 feet per second. (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. Such term does not include FIREARMS Jersey Village, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. 24-13.1. IN GENERAL Bedford, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 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. 76-1-1, 25, 1-12-76; Ord. 24-71. Ords. In a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract. (e)The terms gun, pistol, rifle and firearm, as used in this section, means and includes all percussion weapons, all air guns, air pistols, air rifles and all other firearms using air pressure to propel a projectile. Peace officers acting in the line of duty are exempt from the provisions of this section regulating the discharge of firearms. (3)Use poison or a chemical by itself or in bait or feed to attack and kill wildlife.(Ord. (c)Discharge prohibited; exceptions. IN GENERAL McAllen, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. REGULATION OF PARKS Shoreacres, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 74-81 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 different meaning:Air soft gun means a spring-operated, gas-operated, or battery powered replica firearm made of hard plastic or light metal that fires plastic or other nonmetallic projectiles.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. (b)Discharging firearms prohibited. No. 70-46. Shooting or discharging air rifles.It shall be unlawful to shoot or discharge an air rifle or air pistol that, by means of compressed air or compressed gas, is capable of discharging shots, pellets or any solid objects that is potentially dangerous to human safety, in such a manner that the shot, pellet or solid object so discharged travels on, along or across any public street, sidewalk, alley or other public property or on, along or across any private property which is not owned or controlled by the person who discharged such air rifle or air pistol. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a peace officer, to carry a firearm in any city building or other municipal property, unless the person is duly licensed by the state to carry a concealed handgun and pursuant to state law may carry a concealed handgun in a particular building or on said property. Prohibited conduct(d)Using or carrying weapons or traps. 98; zoning, ch. (Code 1984, 9-2-1, 9-2-2), ARTICLE II. (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. Many homeowners use guns to shoot larger pests like raccoons. IN GENERAL Grapevine, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. Pre-charged pneumatic air guns must fire a projectile of at least 30 caliber in diameter and at least 150 grains in weight with a minimum muzzle velocity of 800 feet per second or any combination of bullet weight and muzzle velocity that produces muzzle energy of at least 215 foot pounds of energy. 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:Firearms means gun, pistol, revolver, pellet gun, BB gun, air gun, shotgun, rifle, bow and arrow, crossbow or any other similar weapon.Public safety officer means duly qualified and commissioned peace officers. No. (b) Air-guns. 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. (1)It shall be unlawful to willfully or intentionally shoot a firearm within the limits of the city, except as provided hereafter. DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN WEAPONS Saginaw, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. 14-184. 24-14. ARTICLE IV. Discharge of firearms, projectiles.It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or fire any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind, or to discharge an air rifle, air pistol or BB gun, of any description, by whatever name known, which may discharge a projectile by means of compressed air, gas, springs or any other type of mechanical device within the city limits.(Ord. IN GENERAL Aransas Pass, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. (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. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $500.00. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly do any of the acts specified in this section in or upon any park facility, except as otherwise specifically provided:(2)Weapons.b.To carry or discharge firearms (unless permitted under subsection (a)(2)a. above), facsimile firearms (as defined in section 14-12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano), 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 parks and recreation director. 1017, 1, 2-12-70). ARTICLE I. No. ARTICLE II. Discharge of firearms and projectiles from crossbows and manually released bows. No. (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. Before purchasing an air gun or arrow gun, a hunter should check the specifications to ensure they meet minimum caliber and muzzle velocity or muzzle energy requirements as listed in the Outdoor Annual. (a)It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a peace officer, to carry a firearm in any city building, regardless of whether or not the person is duly licensed by the state to carry a concealed handgun. 12-1. 86-133. (b)Any person who discharges any gun, pistol or other firearm, or any air rifle or air pistol of any description, by whatsoever name known, in violation of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined pursuant to section 1-14(Code 1974, 12-1; Ord. Good for hunters who struggle with crossbows or long bows and where a firearm is not an option. 7, 1)State law reference Weapons, V.T.C.A., Penal Code 46.01 et seq.ARTICLE I. 56, 6-7-1957), DIVISION 1. Included within this definition shall be guns firing BBs or pellets. Within the limits of any city park, including Selma Park, it shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following acts except as may be otherwise provided: (3) To carry or discharge any firearm, firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes or any other fireworks, air guns, BB or pellet guns, bows and arrows or slingshots, or hit golf balls except in designated areas. (c)This section shall not be applicable to the discharge of firearms or weapons as permitted by V.T.C.A., Government Code 229.002. (1)A person commits an offense if he or she discharges or cause to be discharged within the city limits:(a)Any firearm, rifle, shotgun, automatic rifle, revolved [revolver], pistol, or any other weapon designed for the purpose of firing or discharging a shall [shell] or cartridge, whether such shell or cartridge is blank or live ammunition, or(b)Any B-B gun, pellet gun, air rifle, bow and arrow, or other device, manufactured, altered or intended to cause any material, item or thing to become a projectile. 21-14. OFFENSES TO PUBLIC PROPERTY Weatherford, Texas Code of OrdinancesSec. No. ARTICLE I. 24-13. 10, 1, 9-17-62), ARTICLE III. No. For those who don't know, Australia has some of the most draconian anti-gun laws on the planet. As used in this article, replica or facsimile of a firearm shall include, but is not limited to, toy guns, theatrical production props, hobby models (either in kit form or fully assembled), or any other device which might reasonably be perceived to be a real firearm. (D) Neither allegation nor evidence of a culpable mental state is required for the proof of an offense defined by this section. (65 Code, 10-3) (Ord. 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. 9A, 1, 2-27-1961)DIVISION 2. 22-92. Arrow guns may not be used to hunt deer or turkey during archery season. 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