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§ 130.021 AIMING WEAPONS.
   No person shall intentionally, with or without malice, point or aim any weapon at or toward any other person.
(Ord. 4.01, passed 9-13-71) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 130.022 DISCHARGE OF WEAPONS.
   (A)   (1)   It shall be unlawful for any person, except a police officer or any other peace officer in the discharge of his duties, to fire or discharge any gun, pistol, shotgun, rifle, revolver or any other firearm or air gun, air rifle, air pistol, slingshot, or any other instrument calculated to propel or throw any missile within the village.
      (2)   However, nothing in division (A)(1) shall prohibit any person from discharging such weapons in the necessary defense of his person, family or property; further provided that nothing in this subchapter shall prevent the discharge of weapons in a regularly licensed shooting gallery of the village or target ranges under suitable regulations for the protection and safety of its citizens and inhabitants.
   (B)   (1)   It shall be unlawful for any person with a rifle, revolver, pistol, gun, shot gun or other firearm or with a slingshot, air gun, air pistol, air rifle, or any other weapon to destroy, injure or damage any electric light or equipment or any animal or any other real or personal property, public or private, within the village.
      (2)   This division (B) shall not apply to any police officer acting in the discharge of his duties.
(Ord. 4.01, passed 9-13-71) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 130.023 RECKLESS USE OF WEAPONS.
   No person shall use, carry, handle or discharge any weapon carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights, safety or property of others, or without due caution or circumspection.
(Ord. 4.01, passed 9-13-71) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 130.024 POSSESSING OR USE OF WEAPONS WHILE UNDER INFLUENCE.
   No person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or exhilarating or stupefying drugs shall carry, have in his possession or under his control, or in any manner use or discharge any weapon.
(Ord. 4.01, passed 9-13-71) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 130.025 (RESERVED).
§ 130.026 HUNTING.
   No person shall hunt any fowl, wild game or animals of any type with a weapon, loaded or unloaded, within the village.
(Ord. 4.01, passed 9-13-71) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 130.027 MINORS.
   (A)   Except when accompanied by a person over 21 years of age in a regularly licensed shooting gallery or target range with regulations for protection of persons and property and except in conjunction with courses of instruction as may be approved by the Police Department, it shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 21 to use or have in his possession outside the curtilage [i.e., yard] of his home within the village, an air gun, air rifle, air pistol, slingshot or other weapon as defined herein. The Chief of Police or any member of the police force shall have authority and it shall be his duty to confiscate any air gun, air rifle, air pistol, slingshot or other weapons, as defined herein, found in the possession of any person under the age of 21 years.
   (B)   A person under the age of 21 years shall be permitted to have in his possession an air gun, air rifle, air pistol, or slingshot when traveling between his home and any shooting gallery or target range or course of instruction in the use of said weapons as may be approved by the Police Department; provided, that the minor is accompanied by a person over the age of 21 years during the time the minor is traveling to and from the course of instruction, shooting gallery or target range.
(Ord. 4.01, passed 9-13-71) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 130.028 SALES TO MINORS.
   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, offer to sale, give away or distribute any firearm, slingshot, air gun, air rifle, air pistol or other like weapon to any person in the village who is under the age of 21 years.
(Ord. 4.01, passed 9-13-71) Penalty, see § 10.99
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