(A) No person shall carry or possess any weapon, discharge or set off any firearms, rocket, firecracker, torpedo, squib or other fireworks or things containing any substance of an explosive nature in the park system.
(B) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of weapons when he, within the park system, knowingly:
(1) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or carries any bludgeon, blackjack, sling-shot, bow and arrow, sandclub, sandbag, metal knuckles or any knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button spring or other device in the handle of the knife; or
(2) Carries or possesses with intent to use the same unlawfully against another, a dagger, dirk, billy, dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, broken bottle or other piece of glass, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument of like character; or
(3) Carries on or about his person or in any vehicle, a tear gas, tear gas gun, paint ball gun, paint ball rifle, sling shot, projector or bomb, or any object containing noxious liquid gas or substance and capable of projecting or disbursing same; or
(4) Carries concealed in any vehicle or concealed on or about his person any pistol, revolver or other firearm; or
(5) Sets a spring gun; or
(6) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or carries any bomb, bombshell, grenade, bottle or other container containing an explosive substance, such as but not limited to black powder bombs and Molotov cocktails.
(C) Divisions (A) and (B) above do not apply to or affect the following:
(1) Peace officers or any person summoned by any such officers to assist in making arrests or preserving the peace while he is actually engaged in assisting such officer;
(2) Any agent, investigator or member of any Illinois or United States law enforcement bureau, commission or agency authorized by law to carry weapons, while on duty in the course of any investigation from said bureau, commission or agency.
(Ord. 2004-45, passed 6-21-04) Penalty, see § 92.99