Man shoots self in buttocks in Brighton Home Depot with gun he was carrying

[oldhippie]

115. here's my city ordinance ......

Nothing about "intention" that I see. Also the penalty is pretty light by most standards.

Sec. 13-2. Use and discharge of firearms on certain properties within the city.permanent link to this piece of content

(a) Definition. "Firearms" means gun, pistol, revolver, pellet gun, bb gun, air gun, shotgun, rifle, bow and arrow, cross bow or any other weapon.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm, within an area of the city limits annexed prior to September 1, 1981; provided, that this section shall not be so construed as to prohibit the discharge of firearms:

(1) In any activity or by any person considered within the class of exemptions applicable under state statutes;

(2) In exhibitions, contests, or demonstrations conducted under conditions and supervision approved by the city council after application has been made to the city and permit has been issued;

(3) By duly qualified and commissioned peace officers in the performance of the official duties of their office;

(4) For the protection of a person or property in or about his home in accordance with the laws of the state; or

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm within an area annexed after September 1, 1981; provided, that this section shall not be so construed as to prohibit the discharge of firearms as follows:

(1) The firearm is a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and arrow; and

a. Discharged on a tract of land of ten (10) acres or more;

b. Discharged more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and

c. In a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or

(2) The firearm is a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any caliber:

a. Discharged on a tract of land of fifty (50) acres or more;

b. More than three hundred (300) feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and

c. In a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract.

(3) In any activity or by any person considered within the class of exemptions applicable under state statutes;

(4) In exhibitions, contests, or demonstrations conducted under conditions and supervision approved by the city council after application has been made to the city and permit has been issued;

(5) By duly qualified and commissioned peace officers in the performance of the official duties of their office; or

(6) For the protection of a person or property in or about his home in accordance with the laws of the state.

(d) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).

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