§ 24-85. Discharging firearms.

(a)

No person shall intentionally discharge a firearm into or across a public place or while located in a public place.

(b)

No person shall intentionally discharge a pellet gun, BB gun, bow and arrow, sling shot, or other similar weapon that expels a projectile by means other than by the action of smokeless powder.

(c)

This section shall not prohibit the discharge of a firearm or a weapon that expels a projectile by means other than by the action of smokeless powder while at a reasonably safe and regularly operated firing range.

(d)

This section shall not prohibit the discharge of a replica firearm displayed in accordance with this article or the discharge of a weapon that expels a projectile by means other than by the action of smokeless powder, so long as the projectile expelled upon discharge is one of the following:

(1)

A commercially manufactured spherical projectile which contains paint and which is designed to break and splatter upon impact, commonly known as a paintball;

(2)

A commercially manufactured spherical projectile with a diameter between and including 5.98 and eight millimeters, constituted of common styrene plastic or biodegradable plastic, weighing no more than 0.36 grams per sphere.

(e)

A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 for a first offense, and not more than $1,000.00 for each repetition of such offense or violation.

(Code 1973, § 6.46.060; Ord. No. 2230, § 7, 8-6-2009)

State law reference

Local regulation of firearms, A.C.A. § 14-54-111; penalty for ordinance violations, A.C.A. §§ 14-55-501 et seq., 14-55-601 et seq.