For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AIR RIFLE. Includes any air gun, air pistol, spring gun, spring pistol, B-B gun, or any implement that is not a firearm which impels a pellet constructed of hard plastic, steel, lead, or other hard materials with a force that reasonably is expected to cause bodily harm.
FIREARM. Any device, by whatever name known, which is designed to expel a projectile or projectiles by the action of an explosion, expansion of gas, or escape of gas, excluding, however:
(1) Any pneumatic gun, spring gun, or B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile not exceeding .18 inches in diameter;
(2) Any device used exclusively for signalling or safety and required or recommended by the United States Coast Guard or the Interstate Commerce Commission;
(3) Any device used exclusively for the firing of stud cartridges, explosive rivets, or similar industrial ammunition; or
(4) An antique firearm (other than a machine gun) which, although designed as a weapon, the Department of Law Enforcement finds by reason of the date of its manufacture, value, design, and other characteristics is primarily a collector's item and is not likely to be used as a weapon.
(Ord. 681, passed 1-2-85)