(A) It is unlawful for any person to carry any air rifle on the public streets, roads, highways, or public lands within this village, unless the person carries the rifle unloaded.
(B) It shall be unlawful to discharge or shoot any firearm, airgun, or bb-gun in the village provided that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of the law from discharging a weapon in the performance of his or her duty nor any citizen from discharging a weapon when lawfully defending his or her person or property.
(1981 Code, § 42.24, 24.7)