Section 131.020(A) shall not apply to any of the following:
(A) A person discharging a shotgun with any type of shot or load except slugs or buckshot, provided that the shooter is 300 feet or more from any of the types of places or structures listed in § 131.020(A)(1) through (6);
(B) A rifle, pistol, skeet or trap range, operated by a recognized gun club or by a law enforcement agency, which firing range is substantially in accordance with specifications promulgated by the National Rifle Association or by an equivalent nationally recognized firearms safety authority for the type and caliber of firearms being fired, except as provided in § 131.019;
(C) A person target shooting on his or her own property (or on another’s property if he or she has on his or her person written permission for the activity from the owner of the property) exhibiting reasonable regard for the safety and property of other persons in the following ways:
(1) If such person is using a backstop substantially in accordance with specifications promulgated by the National Rifle Association or any equivalent nationally recognized firearms safety organization for the type and caliber of firearms being fired; and
(2) If such person has on his or her person written permission for the activity from all persons owning any of the types of places or structures listed in § 131.020(A)(1) through (6) which are located within 300 feet of the target shooting activity.
(D) A person hunting on his or her own property (or on another’s property if he or she has on his or her person written permission for the activity from the owner of the property) exhibiting reasonable regard for the safety and property of other persons if the person has on his or her person written permission for such activity from all persons owning any of the types of places or structures listed in § 131.020(A)(1) through (6) which are located within 300 feet of the hunting activity;
(E) Law enforcement officers or members of the armed forces discharging firearms in the line of duty (provided that § 131.017 shall also not apply to such an activity);
(F) Persons discharging firearms for the purpose of shooting or killing any dangerous animal or reptile; or
(G) A person discharging a firearm in self-defense (provided that § 131.017 shall also not apply to such an activity).