(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge within the city, any air gun, spring gun or other similar device, commonly called a BB gun, or any bow and arrow or slingshot which is intended to propel a pellet, bullet or any other similar projectile. However, nothing in this section shall prevent the use of these weapons in shooting galleries or in any authorized place which is regulated by the Police Department in the city.
(B) It shall be unlawful for the parents, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor under the age of 21 years to knowingly permit the minor to fire any air gun, spring gun or other similar device, commonly called a BB gun, which is intended to propel a pellet, bullet, or any other similar projectile, or any bow and arrow or slingshot within the city.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to transport in the passenger compartment of any vehicle operated in the City of Hammond any air gun, spring gun, paintball gun or similar device, BB gun, pellet gun, or any bow and arrow or slingshot which is intended to propel a pellet, bullet or other projectile. Such items must be secured in the vehicle’s trunk, or otherwise secured out of the reach and accessibility of the driver and passengers.
(D) Any vehicle in which such items are stored or used in such a way as to constitute a nuisance may be towed by the Police Department, and the equipment seized, until released by the Hammond City Court.
(E) No juvenile may transport such an above-listed device without a parent, guardian or person of at least 21 years of age in the vehicle.
(Prior Code, § 132.55) (Am. Ord. 8868, passed 8-13-07) Penalty, see § 132.999