Legal Documents of Maryville

It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm within the municipality with the exceptions of:

1. Any commercial indoor firing range that has been constructed pursuant to all applicable municipal, state and federal rules, regulations and statutes; and
2. Discharges that are otherwise permitted by law.
3. Further exempted from the prohibition of unauthorized discharge of a firearm within the municipality are any firearm discharges occurring on the premises of a legally operating firearm manufacturer (defined as the property where the manufacturing facility is located) as follows:
   
   
   
   1. By any employee or authorized agent of such firearm manufacturer for the purpose of testing a firearm in the regular course of business;
   2. By any duly authorized participants in any shooting tournament or competition operating within the scope of such shooting tournament or competition hosted, sponsored or administered by such firearm manufacturer; or
   3. By employees, authorized agents, authorized visitors, authorized guests, customers, licensees, or other invitees of such firearm manufacturer for the purpose of engaging or participating in firearms training, practice, demonstration, evaluation, testing, or any shooting sports activity while under the supervision and control, either directly or indirectly, of the legally operating firearm manufacturer. (1999 Code, § 11-603, as amended by Ord. #2022-01, Jan. 2022, modified)