§ 12-8. Discharge of firearms, other explosive devices, and use of bows and crossbows.

Except as authorized by state statute, no person shall, within the city or within public parks belonging to the city, fire or discharge any cannon, gun, pistol, firearm, fireworks, except those defined as permissible in C.R.S. § 12-28-101(8), or air, spring or pellet gun of any description, or shoot arrows from any bow, crossbow or similar device, without permission in writing from the chief of police. Such permission shall limit the time and place of firing, for such purposes as dispersal of starlings, shooting of wells, pest control, and other similar uses. For firing on regularly maintained firing ranges, permission shall be limited to certain circumstances prescribed by the chief of police for safety and protection of persons and property. Such limitations may include, but are not limited to, the size and location of the range, the times during the day when the range may be operated, requirements that persons of certain qualifications, to be determined solely in the discretion of the chief of police, be present at all times when persons are firing on the range, a requirement that certain specified safety rules be followed, and a limitation of the use of firearms by persons under a specified age unless accompanied by an adult. Any person obtaining a permit under this section shall be on notice that he assumes the risk for the death of or injury to any person or damage to any property resulting either directly or indirectly from the intentional, reckless, negligent or accidental discharge of any gun. The chief of police and the city will not be liable for any damages which may result from granting a permit.

(Code 1961, § 19-11; Ord. No. 23-1997, 5-13-97, eff. 5-23-97; Ord. No. 8-2001, 4-10-01, eff. 4-20-01)

Cross reference

Discharge of firearms or dangerous missiles prohibited in any parks or recreation areas owned or leased by the city, § 13-63.