(A) It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearms, or air gun, pellet gun, BB gun or similar device, in the city; provided that, this section shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of the law to discharge a firearm in the performance of his or her duty, nor any citizen to discharge a firearm when lawfully defending his or her person or property in accord with ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, Title II, Art. 7.
(B) It shall be unlawful to discharge a firearm by a person having a firearms owners identification card to shoot rodents or to shoot trap or skeet when done on a property constructed range 1,000 feet from any residence or public highway, except with the permission of the Chief of Police.
(Prior Code, § 26-9) (Ord. 2016-30, passed 5-2-2016) Penalty, see § 135.999