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Title 11 : Municipal Offenses
Chapter 5 : Offenses Against The Public Health, Safety Or Welfare

11-503 : Discharge of firearms.

  1. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge firearms within the corporate limits of the city. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this section to the contrary, nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the discharge or firing of firearms:



    1. When the discharge of firearms is made by a person authorized under the laws of the State of Tennessee and the United States to discharge firearms in connection with duties that person is authorized by those laws to perform:
    2. When the discharge of firearms is made by a person in the activity of hunting, but only to the extent that hunting is conducted strictly in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations of the State of Tennessee governing the right of citizens to hunt within the municipal limits of the city.
    3. By anyone within a legally established shooting range, shooting gallery, firearm training facility or a parcel of land exceeding five (5) or more acres where precautions have been taken to ensure the protection of human life and property.
  2. The violation of this section is a civil offense, punishable under the general penalty of this municipal code of ordinances. (2009 Code, § 11-603)