Chapter 9.34
DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS AND USE OF OTHER WEAPONS
Sections:
9.34.010 Discharge of firearms prohibited.
9.34.020 Unlawful use of air gun, bow and arrow and cross bow.
9.34.010 Discharge of firearms prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to aim or discharge any firearm, whether loaded or not at any person or property of another in the city of Sultan; provided, that this prohibition does not apply to the discharge of firearms by law enforcement officers engaged in the performance of their official powers or duties.
A firearm shall include a gun, pistol, revolver or other firearm. This section shall not abridge the right of the individual guaranteed by Article I, section 24 of the State Constitution to bear arms in defense of self or others or the rights guaranteed under RCW. (Ord. 588 § 1, 1993)
9.34.020 Unlawful use of air gun, bow and arrow and cross bow.
A. It is unlawful for any person to point or shoot an air gun, bow and arrow, cross bow or slingshot at any person or at the property of another, or to aim or discharge such weapon in the direction of the person or property of another.
B. As used in this section, the words “air gun” mean and include the following: air gun, air pistol, air rifle, BB gun and toy or other guns of any kind or nature when designed, contrived, modified or used to propel, by compressed air or spring-loaded plunger, any pellet, dart, dart-tipped arrow, bean, pea, BB, rock or other hard substance. (Ord. 588 § 1, 1993)
9.34.030 Violation – Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and the weapon used in the violation may be confiscated and shall only be returned by order of the court of jurisdiction.
Any person convicted for violating any provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of $500.00 for the first offense; $1,000 for the second offense; and $2,000 for each offense thereafter. (Ord. 588 § 1, 1993)