For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FIREARMS. 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, BB guns, slings, or flippers.
(2015 Code, § 4-4-1)
WEAPON. Includes guns, pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, and other barreled WEAPONS which utilize combustible propellants. That term shall also include any other projectile WEAPON, BB guns, pellet guns, Air/CO2 rifles or pistols, paintball guns, bows (recurve or compound), crossbows, and slingshots.
(Ord. 486, passed 12-4-2017)