Is it legal to discharge a firearm (aka shoot a gun) in the City?

Sec. 40.05.07 of the City Code makes it unlawful for any person to discharge (shoot) any rifles, shotguns, revolvers, pistols, guns, air guns, BB guns, or firearms of any kind within the City limits except by authorization of the Council. This includes any air gun, including handguns, capable of propelling a pellet or other projectile from the barrel of such gun by non-explosive means, such as compressed air, CO2, or other gas.

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