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My employee bought her two teen boys bb guns. She has a big back yard in the city of Salem and set up a proper backstop. However, after a few cracks of the boys enjoying their new hardware, her neighbor came over and told them its illegal and will call LO if they kept shooting them. No stray bbs just the neighbor stating he did not want it.
OK so I looked at the law and it reads:
Sec. 95.020. - Discharge of airguns prohibited.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any airgun within the corporate limits of the City.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, it shall not be unlawful to discharge an airgun within the corporate limits of the City if:
(1)
The person is discharging an airgun on a commercially operated shooting range, field, or other area designed and built exclusively for the use of airguns.
(2)
The person is discharging an airgun while acting as a registered participant in organized competition or tournament held within a park for which a community event permit has been issued pursuant to SRC chapter 104. As used in this subsection, the term "park" means any public grounds owned, supervised, or controlled by the City, whether within or outside of the corporate limits of the City.
It's from here: Municode Library
So my question is anyone else dealt with this in Salem? In reading this, it would look to me for them to "build and area designed and built exclusively for the use of airguns". Basically set up a nice range with a dedicated backstop, shooting bench, and a common range flag for a hot range. Maybe some signage that said "Designated Airgun range".
Thoughts?
OK so I looked at the law and it reads:
Sec. 95.020. - Discharge of airguns prohibited.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any airgun within the corporate limits of the City.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, it shall not be unlawful to discharge an airgun within the corporate limits of the City if:
(1)
The person is discharging an airgun on a commercially operated shooting range, field, or other area designed and built exclusively for the use of airguns.
(2)
The person is discharging an airgun while acting as a registered participant in organized competition or tournament held within a park for which a community event permit has been issued pursuant to SRC chapter 104. As used in this subsection, the term "park" means any public grounds owned, supervised, or controlled by the City, whether within or outside of the corporate limits of the City.
It's from here: Municode Library
So my question is anyone else dealt with this in Salem? In reading this, it would look to me for them to "build and area designed and built exclusively for the use of airguns". Basically set up a nice range with a dedicated backstop, shooting bench, and a common range flag for a hot range. Maybe some signage that said "Designated Airgun range".
Thoughts?