ARTICLE 725

Weapons

725.01 Discharging Firearms Prohibited; Exceptions
725.99 Penalty.

CROSS REFERENCE

Discharge of weapons - See 3rd Class §2403(26) [53 P.S. §37403(26)]

725.01 DISCHARGING FIREARMS PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.

No person shall discharge any firearms within the City. This prohibition shall not apply to the observance of any rules, rituals or customs of any duly recognized organization, nor shall it apply to pistol, rifle or trap shooting ranges on private or public grounds or premises, under circumstances such that the firearm is fired, discharged or operated in such a manner as not to endanger persons or property, and the ranges are constructed and maintained in such a manner as to prevent the projectile from traversing any grounds or space outside the limits of such range, grounds or residence. (Ord. 1747 §1. Passed 8/7/62.)

725.99 PENALTY.

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be fined six hundred dollars ($600.00) or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both. (Ord. 1768 §1. Passed 11/13/62; Ord. 3242-Passed 2/7/89)