(A) Acts prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Recklessly handle or use a gun or other dangerous weapon or explosive so as to endanger the safety of another;
(2) Intentionally point a gun of any kind, capable of injuring or killing a human being and whether loaded or unloaded, at or toward another;
(3) Manufacture or sell for any unlawful purpose any weapon known as a slung-shot or sand club;
(4) Manufacture, transfer or possess metal knuckles or a switch blade knife opening automatically;
(5) Possess any other dangerous article or substance for the purpose of being used unlawfully as a weapon against another;
(6) Sell or have in his or her possession any device designed to silence or muffle the discharge of a firearm; or
(7) Furnish a minor under 18 years of age with a firearm, air gun, ammunition, or explosive, without the written consent of his or her parent or guardian or of the Police Department.
(B) Exceptions.
(1) Nothing in division (A) of this section shall prohibit the possession of the articles therein mentioned if the purpose of the possession is for public exhibition by museums or collectors of art.
(2) This section shall not prohibit the firing of a military salute or the firing of weapons by persons of the nation’s armed forces acting under military authority, and shall not apply to law enforcement officials in the proper enforcement of the law, or to any person in the proper exercise of the right of self defense, or to any person otherwise lawfully permitted by proper federal, state or local authorities to discharge a firearm in a manner contrary to the provisions of this section.
(1998 Code, § 9.03, Subds. 1, 2) Penalty, see § 130.99