(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to aim any gun, pistol, revolver or any other firearm, or any air gun, BB gun or pellet gun, whether it is loaded or not, at or towards any human being, or to willfully discharge any firearm, air gun, BB gun, pellet gun or other weapon or throw any deadly weapon in any public place, even though no injury results.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm, air gun, BB gun, pellet gun, air rifle or bow and arrow upon, over or across any public road or while within the limits of the right-of-way of any public road or railroad right-of-way.
(C) It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearm, air gun, BB gun or pellet gun within 1,000 feet of any platted land in the city; except that, the Chief of Police of the city may issue special permits for specified times to residents of platted areas to use firearms, air guns, BB guns or pellet guns to control animal pests when no better means is available.
(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the firing of any gun, pistol or other firearm, air gun, BB gun or pellet gun, when done in the lawful defense of person, family or property or in necessary enforcement of law.
(Prior Code, § 15-7) (Ord. 53, passed - -; Ord. 550, passed - -; Ord. 557, passed - -) Penalty, see § 130.99
Statutory reference:
Dangerous weapons generally, see M.S. § 609.66