(A) (1) (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to fire, discharge or otherwise cause to be discharged within the city any type of gun, weapon or mechanical devise which propels or causes to be propelled any hard object with such force and velocity to do personal injury to a human being or damage to real or personal property.
(b) The prohibition in this section shall apply to all types of firearms including shot guns, rifles, B.B. guns, pellet guns, bow and arrows, cross bows and any other mechanical device that fits the foregoing description.
(2) The City Commission may, from time to time, approve the issuance of special permits for the firing or discharging of weapons or mechanical devises hereinabove referred to in special areas set aside and so conducted so as not to put the health or safety of the citizens of the city or their property in jeopardy.
(3) This section shall not apply to any peace officer who discharges a firearm in connection with the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer or to persons who discharge firearms in defense of person or property.
(4) Any adult knowingly permitting his children or children in his or her custody and care to violate this section shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
(Ord. 94-6, passed 9-13-1994)
(B) It is ordered that the discharge of special devices designed for the purpose of dispersing the roosting of birds offensive to the environment is permitted in areas within the city where the birds create a nuisance on occasions when this problem exists, to be done under the supervision of the city police officer, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(Order 4, passed 9-5-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99