Town of Wallingford
Firearms
Ordinance
Regarding Firearms
CHAPTER 1: FIREARMS
§3101. CARRYING
AND USE OF FIREARMS
a)
No person shall discharge or fire, or cause to be discharged or fired,
any revolver, pistol, rifle, shotgun, air rifle, BB gun, or other similar
firearm, weapon, or device within the limits of the Fire District No. I of the
Village of
Wallingford, within five hundred (500) feet of any dwelling, place of business, or other structure within the
Village of East Wallingford, or the Village of South Wallingford, hereinafter
referred to as “restricted areas,” except as provided hereunder.
b)
No person shall carry, have in their possession, or transport in or upon
any vehicle, within the limits of the restricted areas set forth in subsection
(a) of this Section, any firearm or weapon described in subsection (a) hereof,
which has in its firing chamber, magazine, or loading device, live ammunition
or other explosive material, or compressed air or gas, except as provided
hereunder.
§3102.
FIRING RANGES - SHOOTING CONTESTS
The Selectmen may, upon due application, in
writing, and upon showing that all reasonable precautions have been taken for
the protection of the public safety, authorize the discharge of a firearm or
firearms within the limits of the restricted areas at properly constructed
firing ranges or in the conduct of a contest, shoot, meet, or game, provided
that such range, contest, shoot, meet, or game be conducted under the direct
supervision of a Constable or other officer of the Town of Wallingford,
authorized by the Selectmen.
§3103.
DESTRUCTION OF ANIMALS
a)
The provisions of §3101 of this Revision shall not apply to the
discharge of a firearm for purposes of destroying an animal, when such animal
can be show by the person discharging the firearm to have constituted an
immediate danger to any person or the property of any person, or when the animal
is so seriously injured or diseased that its destruction is necessary, provided
that no firearm shall be so discharged unless all reasonable precaution has been
taken for protection of the public safety.
b)
In all other cases, the Selectmen may, upon due application, in writing,
authorize the discharge of a firearm within the restricted areas for the purpose
of destroying an animal, provided that the Selectmen are first satisfied
by the applicant that the destruction of said animal is authorized by the Laws
of this State and that all reasonable precautions have been taken for the
protection of the public safety.
§3104.
POLICE AND ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to
the carrying of firearms or weapons, or the use thereof, by any duly constituted
police or enforcement officer, or other duly authorized public official, when
such carrying or use is reasonably necessary in the performance of his duties as
such officer or official.
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