Sec. 22-8. Minors prohibited from carrying or possessing firearms; exceptions; classification.
A. A minor shall not knowingly possess or carry on the minor’s person, within the minor’s immediate control or in or on a means of transportation, a firearm in any place that is open to the public, on any street or highway or on any private property except private property that is owned or leased by the minor or the minor’s parent, grandparent or guardian.
B. This section shall not apply to a minor:
1. Who is accompanied by a parent, grandparent or guardian or a certified hunter safety instructor or certified firearms safety instructor acting with the consent of the minor’s parent, grandparent or guardian.
2. Who is fourteen, fifteen, sixteen or seventeen years of age and who is engaged in any of the following:
a. Lawful hunting or shooting events or marksmanship practice at established ranges or other areas where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited.
b. Lawful transportation of an unloaded firearm for the purpose of lawful hunting.
c. Lawful transportation of an unloaded firearm between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. for the purpose of shooting events or marksmanship practice at established ranges or other areas where the discharge of a firearm is not prohibited.
d. Any activity that is related to the production of crops, livestock, poultry, livestock products, poultry products or ratites or storage of agricultural commodities.
C. A violation of subsection A of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (Ord. No. G-3528, § 1; Ord. No. G-4321, §§ 1, 2, 2001)
Cross reference—Weapons and firearms, § 23-38 et seq.