(A) Offense Committed: A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly:
1. Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or carries any bludgeon, black-jack, slung-shot and slingshot, sand-club, sand- bag, 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, stun gun or laser 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 gun projector or bomb or any object containing noxious liquid, gas or substance; or
4. Carries concealed in any vehicle or concealed on or about his person except when on his land or in his own abode or fixed place of business any pistol, revolver, stun gun or laser or other firearm; or
5. Sets a spring gun; or
6. Possesses any device or attachment of any kind designed, used or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm; or
7. Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or carries any weapon from which eight (8) or more shots or bullets may be discharged by a single function of the firing device, any shotgun having one or more barrels less than eighteen inches (18") in length, sometimes called a sawed-off shotgun, or any weapon made from a shotgun, whether by alteration, modification or otherwise, if such weapon, as modified or altered, has an overall length of less than twenty six inches (26"), or a barrel length of less than eighteen inches (18") or any bomb, bomb-shell, grenade, bottle or other container containing an explosive substance of over one-quarter (1/4) ounce for like purposes, such as, but not limited to, black powder bombs and Molotov cocktails or artillery projectiles; or
8. Carries or possesses any firearm, stun gun or laser or other deadly weapon in any place which is licensed to sell intoxicating beverages, or at any public gathering held pursuant to a license issued by any governmental body or any public gathering at which an admission is charged, excluding a place where a showing, demonstration or lecture involving the exhibition of unloaded firearms is conducted; or
9. Carries or possesses in a vehicle or on or about his person any pistol, revolver, stun gun or laser or firearm, when he is hooded, robed or masked in such manner as to conceal his identity; or
10. Carries or possesses in a vehicle or on or about his person within the corporate limits of the Village except when on his land or in his own abode or fixed place of business, any loaded pistol, revolver, stun gun or laser or other firearm.
A "stun gun or laser", as used in this subsection (A) means any device which is powered by electrical charging units, such as, batteries, and which fires one or several barbs attached to a length of wire and which, upon hitting a human can send out current capable of disrupting the person's nervous system in such a manner as to render him incapable of normal functioning.
(B) Presence Of Weapon In Automobile: The presence in an automobile other than a public omnibus of any weapon, instrument or substance referred to in subsection (A)7 of this section is prima facie evidence that it is in the possession of, and is being carried by, all persons occupying such automobile, at the time such weapon, instrument or substance is found, except under the following circumstances:
1. If such weapon, instrument or instrumentality is found upon the person of one of the occupants therein; or
2. If such weapon, instrument or substance is found in an automobile operated for hire by a duly licensed driver in the due, lawful and proper pursuit of his trade, then such presumption shall not apply to the driver. (Ord. 79-O-11, 3-26-1979; amd. Ord. 80-O-1, 1-14-1980)
(C) Subsections Not Applicable to Law Enforcement Officer:
1. Subsections (A)3, (A)4, (A)7, (A)8 and (A)10 of this section do not apply to or affect any law enforcement officer.
2. Subsection (A)1 of this section does not apply to the purchase, possession or carrying of a black jack or slung-shot or slingshot by any law enforcement officer. (Ord. 82-O-9, 2-22-1982)