§ 9.20.010. Discharging firearms or air guns.  


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  • No person shall fire or discharge a cannon, gun or other firearm within the limits of the city except at a historical occasion or military exercise or review authorized by the military authority of the commonwealth or by the city council or mayor of the city or in lawful defense of a person, family or property of any citizen or any law enforcement officer acting in the discharge of his or her duties; provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to persons engaged in trap or target shooting on the grounds of a gun club licensed to be used for such purposes by the licensing authorities of the city, nor to persons licensed for hunting under the laws of the commonwealth while hunting game with a shotgun.

(C.O.88-154 § 1)