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(a) No person shall discharge within the City, any cannon of whatever description, or cartridge, or discharge any firearm, pistol, shotgun, rifle or handgun, provided however, the provisions of this section shall not apply to the use of explosives or cartridges for legitimate commercial or industrial purposes; and this section shall apply to any person, firm, or corporation and to their officers, agents, servants and employees.
(b) Trapshooting and indoor target shooting shall however be permitted on the premises of gun clubs organized for such purposes and otherwise operating as provided by law.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 505.01 of this code, firearms may be discharged during the course of legitimate wildlife management or culling activities undertaken by a governmental or quasi-governmental entity with approval of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and with the approval of the Director of Public Safety of the City of Toledo, based on (1) the demonstrated need for such wildlife management or culling activities, and (2) the implementation of recognized, proven safety precautions in such activities, such as: the use of experienced program partners with established records of safety to perform such activities; the use of infrared scopes for spotting targets at night; the use of elevated platforms to ensure a downward projectile trajectory; and the use of spotters to confirm targeting. Such wildlife management or culling activities shall not be considered "hunting" under this Code.
(d) It shall not be a violation of this section if a firearm is discharged by a governmental official acting in the official course and scope of that official's duties.
(e) It shall not be a violation of this section if a firearm is discharged under circumstances that would be recognized as self-defense under state law.
(f) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 70-17. Passed 2-7-17.)
(a) Except as permitted by State or Federal law no person shall knowingly carry or have, concealed on the person's person or concealed ready at hand, any instrument, device, or thing capable of inflicting death, and designed or specially adapted for use as a weapon, or possessed, carried, or used as a weapon.
(b) This section does not apply to officers, agents or employees of this or any other state or the United States, or to law enforcement officers, authorized to carry concealed weapons or dangerous ordnance, and acting within the scope of their duties.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section of carrying or having control of a weapon other than dangerous ordnance, that the actor was not otherwise prohibited by law from having the weapon, and that any of the following apply:
(1) The weapon was carried or kept ready at hand by the actor for defensive purposes, while he was engaged in or was going to or from his lawful business or occupation, which business or occupation was of such character or was necessarily carried on in such manner or at such a time or place as to render the actor particularly susceptible to criminal attack, such as would justify a prudent man in going armed.
(2) The weapon was carried or kept ready at hand by the actor for defensive purposes, while he was engaged in a lawful activity, and had reasonable cause to fear a criminal attack upon himself or a member of his family or upon his home, such as would justify a prudent man in going armed.
(3) The weapon was carried or kept ready at hand by the actor for any lawful purpose and while in his own home.
(4) The weapon was being transported in a motor vehicle for any lawful purpose, and was not on the actor's person.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of carrying concealed weapons, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 460-12. Passed 9-11-12.)
(a) No person shall manufacture, possess for sale, sell or furnish to any person other than a law enforcement agency for authorized use in police work, any brass knuckles, cestus, billy, blackjack, sandbag, switchblade knife, springblade knife, gravity knife or similar weapon.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful transac tions in weapons, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(Ord. 14-11. Passed 1-11-11.)
(a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell to a minor under the age of eighteen years any stink bomb or other device which is designed and marketed for intended use as a tear gas device or other device releasing a substance which is harmful or offensive to persons exposed or which tends to cause public alarm.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of sale of a tear gas device to a minor, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 14-11. Passed 1-11-11.)