(A) Except as provided in division (B) below, it shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, fire, discharge, or otherwise set off any loaded BB gun, paint ball gun, BB pistol, air rifle, air pistol, or similar type of weapon within the corporate limits of the Town.
(B) The discharge of those weapons to which this division applies is lawful if:
(1) Occurring as part of the program of instruction of a state approved school with its principal location in Southern Pines;
(2) Occurring under the immediate control and supervision of a certified firearms instructor; or
(3) Occurring at a practice area:
(a) That has been determined by the Chief of Police to be constructed and located so as to be safe during the instruction for those using the facility and for other persons and property;
(b) That is screened or located so as to be not readily visible to persons not present on the premises that includes the practice area;
(c) That is subject to inspection by the Chief of Police or his or her designee at all times pursuant to written authority from the proprietor; and
(d) For which reasonable measures have been taken to prevent use other than is provided in division (B)(1) above.
(4) The person discharging the weapon does so in the manner for which the practice area was designed.
(C) A violation of this section is subject to the penalty provided in § 10.99(A).
(1989 Code, § 130.18) (Ord. passed 1-10-1961; Am. Ord. 1112, passed 3-9-2004; Am. Ord. 1953, passed 11-9-2021) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Air rifles, BB guns, and the like not considered "dangerous weapons," see G.S. § 14-316(b)