Post by Woody Williams on May 16, 2007 6:18:43 GMT -5
All,
An email from Steve Rilenge. Steve is the president of the local Indianapolis Safari Club
"A conference call was held at 7:00 pm this evening pertaining to the City County Proposal 174, banning shooting of fire arms in Marion County. It is possible, with support from those opposed to it, to have this proposal be tabled or go away.
There were 300 in attendance opposed to it a month ago, lets see if we can get more to the meeting on the 22nd. If you know of someone who wishes to continue to hunt and shoot fire arms in Marion County, please contact them and have them SHOW UP AND GIVE SUPPORT to oppose this ridiculous proposal.
If you know of a hunter, shooter or gun owner get them to go. Lets win this one!
Thanks,
Steve "
WW - If you can not make the meeting on May 22nd, these are the people you need to make your opinions known to:
To email, just click, type and send....
rboyd@indygov.org
cpryor@indygov.org
kingro@sbcglobal.com
mgray@indygov.org
jmsanders@msn.com
schneider725@yahoo.com
rgibson@indygov.org
ikerand@iquest.net
angelamansfield@aol.com
vaughnforcouncil@gmail.com
CainforCouncil@aol.com
L8638@aol.com
jnytes@indygov.org
woliver@indygov.org
pbateman@indygov.org
sherronfranklin@yahoo.com
esalisbu@indygov.org
mpfister@indygov.org
keller@indy.net
mmadams@iquest.net
VABrown2022@yahoo.com
dmmahern@hotmail.com
susieday20@yahoo.com
jmilharc@indygov.org
lance.langsford@sbcglobal.net
m.speedy@sbcglobal.net
The proposal as amended...
CITY COUNTY COUNCIL PROPOSAL NO. , 2007
CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS-MARION COUNTY, INDIANA_______________________________
INTRODUCED: /2007
REFERRED TO: Rules and Public Policy Committee
SPONSOR: Councillors Mansfield, Gray, Nytes, Pryor and Bateman
DIGEST: A proposal for a General Ordinance amending Chapter 451, Weapons, of the Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County ____________________________________________________________________________
SOURCE:
Initiated by: Councillor Mansfield
Drafted by: Aaron E. Haith, General Counsel
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION: POPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE:
Subject to approval or veto by Mayor Adoption and approvals
GENERAL COUNSEL APPROVAL: _____________________ Date: March 2, 2007
CITY-COUNTY GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. , 2007
A PROPOSAL FOR A GENERAL ORDINANCE amending the “Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County,” Chapter 451, Weapons and adding new sections restricting the use and discharge of weapons in the Consolidated City.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY-COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS AND OF MARION COUNTY, INDIANA:
SECTION 1. Chapter 451 of the “Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County,” is hereby amended by adding the words and figures that are underlined and by striking the language that is stricken through, as follows: and by adding new sections thereto, specifically, Sec. 451-7 and Sec. 451-8, as follows:
Sec. 451-2. Firearms generally.
(a) Except as provided in this section and in Sec. 7 of this Chapter,Wwithin the police special service district Consolidated City and County, it shall be unlawful for any person to fire off, shoot at another person or otherwise use any dangerous weapon for any purpose other than in defense of his life or the life of another person, or the protection of his property or property entrusted to him by another person, that property being lawful to possess, or for practice at a range under the supervision and operation of a governmental entity, or without the prior written approval of the department of public safety Sheriff.
(b) This section shall not apply to theUnited States Army, Navy or other a Armed f Forces, the National Guard, or to any duly constituted and authorized law enforcement and peace officer of any governmental unit, or to manufacturers and to repair facilities for testing purposes within a private firing range.
(c) This section shall not apply to a properly zoned indoor firing range or a properly zoned retail gun dealer store.
(d) This section shall not apply to a conservation club organized and in existence as of January 1, 2007 whose mission includes education of safe firearms practices.
(e) This section shall not apply to activities on property that is at least five (5) acres and zoned for agriculture provided that the activities do not pose a danger to person, animal or property outside to the property's boundaries.
(f) This section shall not apply to private ranges which are restricted to the property owner's use or his or her immediate family and/or friends, for indoor use of air, spring, or otherwise activated implements, except anything activated by an explosive charge. However, the use of private property for such purpose may violate other Chapters of the Revised Code of the City and County.
Sec. 451-3. Discharge of weapons across public ways and in public places.
(a) It shall be unlawful to shoot across or upon any public street or place, or toward a public way from any private or public premises, any bullet, pellet, missile or object impelled from any gun, pistol, rifle or weapon operated by means of any explosive charge, or by springs, air pressure or other means, or impelled from a slingshot, or any other device having force directed by the user thereof.
(b)It shall be unlawful to discharge into the air from any location, except at an authorized firing range while shooting at trap or skeet and then with shot not solid projectiles, any of the weapons described in this section.
(b) This section shall not apply to activities in city-owned parks that are authorized by the department of parks.
SECTION 2. Chapter 451 of the “Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County,” is hereby amended by adding new sections thereto, specifically, Sec. 451-7 and Sec. 451-8, as follows:
Sec. 451-7. Shooting ranges.
(a) Not withstanding Sec. 2 of this Chapter and IC 14-22-31.5, it shall be unlawful to shoot any bullet, pellet, missile, or object propelled by an explosive charge within the consolidated city and county except at a shooting range as defined by this Chapter.
(b) A "shooting range" for purposes of this Chapter means an area designated and operated for the purpose of the use of rifles, shotguns, pistols, muskets or similar firearms that are fired at silhouettes, skeet, trap, paper, still board, or other similar targets, which shooting range:
(1) does not constitute a danger to persons passing by or residing near the shooting range or to those using the shooting range facility;
(2) is structurally sound or designed so as to prevent stray missiles, bullets, arrows or other object impelled from a gun, pistol, or any type of weapon from escaping from the boundary or walls of the shooting range; and
(3) has passed a safety inspection.
(c) The sheriff shall develop "safety inspection" standards for and conduct such inspections to:
(1) determine if a shooting range is structurally sound and able to withstand the impact of any type of ammunition or other impelled object and to contain the same to the premises or within the walls of the shooting range;
(2) determine whether the conduct of shooting range activity on the site presents a danger to any person or property outside of the perimeter walls of the facility;
(3) the standards developed and enforced by the sheriff shall not be unduly rigorous and must be approved by the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee of the Council; and
(4) the sheriff or his designee shall inspect each such shooting range (a) annually and (b) before it is opened to the public, if new, newly re-modeled or expanded.
(d) Any shooting range that does not pass inspection shall be deemed an environmental public nuisance and shall be subject to abatement pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 575 of the Revised Code of the City and County.
(e) Private ranges which are, restricted to the property owner’s use or his or her immediate, family and/or friends, for indoor use of air, spring, or otherwise activated implements, except anything activated by an explosive charge, does not constitute a shooting range under this ordinance. However, the use of private property for such purpose may violate other Chapters of the Revised Code of the City and County.
Sec. 451-8. Written Approval by the Sheriff for Private Shooting Purposes.
(a) A person may apply to the sheriff for written approval to shoot firearms on his/her property if his/her property is at least 15 acres for a limited period of time not to exceed one year. The application must contain the following:
(1) Name of the person who owns the property;
(2) Names of any other persons that the owner is permitting to shoot on his/her property;
(3) Address including boundaries of where the person proposes to shoot;
(4) Time period requested to shoot; and
(5) Purpose of the request to shoot.
(b) The Sheriff in his sole discretion shall determine if the shooting activity on the property presents a danger to any person, animal or property outside the boundaries of the property.
(c) The Sheriff may revoke the written approval prior to the expiration of the time permitted for shooting if the sheriff subsequently determines that the shooting activity presents a danger to any person, animal or property outside the boundaries of the property or is in violation section of this code, or of any applicable state or federal law.
(d). The sheriff may collect a fee of $100 from the applicant.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon adoption and compliance with I.C. 36-3-4-14.
The foregoing was passed by the City-County Council this day of , 2007 at : .m.
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Monroe Gray
President, City-County Council
____________________________________
Jean Ann Milharcic
Clerk, City-County Council
Presented by me to the Mayor this _____ day of ____________, 2007, at ___:___ a.m.
______________________________
Jean Ann Milharcic
Clerk, City-County Council
Approved and signed by me this _____ day of ____________, 2007
______________________________
Bart Peterson, Mayor
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An email from Steve Rilenge. Steve is the president of the local Indianapolis Safari Club
"A conference call was held at 7:00 pm this evening pertaining to the City County Proposal 174, banning shooting of fire arms in Marion County. It is possible, with support from those opposed to it, to have this proposal be tabled or go away.
There were 300 in attendance opposed to it a month ago, lets see if we can get more to the meeting on the 22nd. If you know of someone who wishes to continue to hunt and shoot fire arms in Marion County, please contact them and have them SHOW UP AND GIVE SUPPORT to oppose this ridiculous proposal.
If you know of a hunter, shooter or gun owner get them to go. Lets win this one!
Thanks,
Steve "
WW - If you can not make the meeting on May 22nd, these are the people you need to make your opinions known to:
To email, just click, type and send....
rboyd@indygov.org
cpryor@indygov.org
kingro@sbcglobal.com
mgray@indygov.org
jmsanders@msn.com
schneider725@yahoo.com
rgibson@indygov.org
ikerand@iquest.net
angelamansfield@aol.com
vaughnforcouncil@gmail.com
CainforCouncil@aol.com
L8638@aol.com
jnytes@indygov.org
woliver@indygov.org
pbateman@indygov.org
sherronfranklin@yahoo.com
esalisbu@indygov.org
mpfister@indygov.org
keller@indy.net
mmadams@iquest.net
VABrown2022@yahoo.com
dmmahern@hotmail.com
susieday20@yahoo.com
jmilharc@indygov.org
lance.langsford@sbcglobal.net
m.speedy@sbcglobal.net
The proposal as amended...
CITY COUNTY COUNCIL PROPOSAL NO. , 2007
CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS-MARION COUNTY, INDIANA_______________________________
INTRODUCED: /2007
REFERRED TO: Rules and Public Policy Committee
SPONSOR: Councillors Mansfield, Gray, Nytes, Pryor and Bateman
DIGEST: A proposal for a General Ordinance amending Chapter 451, Weapons, of the Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County ____________________________________________________________________________
SOURCE:
Initiated by: Councillor Mansfield
Drafted by: Aaron E. Haith, General Counsel
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION: POPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE:
Subject to approval or veto by Mayor Adoption and approvals
GENERAL COUNSEL APPROVAL: _____________________ Date: March 2, 2007
CITY-COUNTY GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. , 2007
A PROPOSAL FOR A GENERAL ORDINANCE amending the “Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County,” Chapter 451, Weapons and adding new sections restricting the use and discharge of weapons in the Consolidated City.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY-COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS AND OF MARION COUNTY, INDIANA:
SECTION 1. Chapter 451 of the “Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County,” is hereby amended by adding the words and figures that are underlined and by striking the language that is stricken through, as follows: and by adding new sections thereto, specifically, Sec. 451-7 and Sec. 451-8, as follows:
Sec. 451-2. Firearms generally.
(a) Except as provided in this section and in Sec. 7 of this Chapter,
(b) This section shall not apply to the
(c) This section shall not apply to a properly zoned indoor firing range or a properly zoned retail gun dealer store.
(d) This section shall not apply to a conservation club organized and in existence as of January 1, 2007 whose mission includes education of safe firearms practices.
(e) This section shall not apply to activities on property that is at least five (5) acres and zoned for agriculture provided that the activities do not pose a danger to person, animal or property outside to the property's boundaries.
(f) This section shall not apply to private ranges which are restricted to the property owner's use or his or her immediate family and/or friends, for indoor use of air, spring, or otherwise activated implements, except anything activated by an explosive charge. However, the use of private property for such purpose may violate other Chapters of the Revised Code of the City and County.
Sec. 451-3. Discharge of weapons across public ways and in public places.
(a) It shall be unlawful to shoot across or upon any public street or place, or toward a public way from any private or public premises, any bullet, pellet, missile or object impelled from any gun, pistol, rifle or weapon operated by means of any explosive charge, or by springs, air pressure or other means, or impelled from a slingshot, or any other device having force directed by the user thereof.
(b)
(b) This section shall not apply to activities in city-owned parks that are authorized by the department of parks.
Sec. 451-7. Shooting ranges.
(a) Not withstanding Sec. 2 of this Chapter and IC 14-22-31.5, it shall be unlawful to shoot any bullet, pellet, missile, or object propelled by an explosive charge within the consolidated city and county except at a shooting range as defined by this Chapter.
(b) A "shooting range" for purposes of this Chapter means an area designated and operated for the purpose of the use of rifles, shotguns, pistols, muskets or similar firearms that are fired at silhouettes, skeet, trap, paper, still board, or other similar targets, which shooting range:
(1) does not constitute a danger to persons passing by or residing near the shooting range or to those using the shooting range facility;
(2) is structurally sound or designed so as to prevent stray missiles, bullets, arrows or other object impelled from a gun, pistol, or any type of weapon from escaping from the boundary or walls of the shooting range; and
(3) has passed a safety inspection.
(c) The sheriff shall develop "safety inspection" standards for and conduct such inspections to:
(1) determine if a shooting range is structurally sound and able to withstand the impact of any type of ammunition or other impelled object and to contain the same to the premises or within the walls of the shooting range;
(2) determine whether the conduct of shooting range activity on the site presents a danger to any person or property outside of the perimeter walls of the facility;
(3) the standards developed and enforced by the sheriff shall not be unduly rigorous and must be approved by the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee of the Council; and
(4) the sheriff or his designee shall inspect each such shooting range (a) annually and (b) before it is opened to the public, if new, newly re-modeled or expanded.
(d) Any shooting range that does not pass inspection shall be deemed an environmental public nuisance and shall be subject to abatement pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 575 of the Revised Code of the City and County.
(e) Private ranges which are, restricted to the property owner’s use or his or her immediate, family and/or friends, for indoor use of air, spring, or otherwise activated implements, except anything activated by an explosive charge, does not constitute a shooting range under this ordinance. However, the use of private property for such purpose may violate other Chapters of the Revised Code of the City and County.
Sec. 451-8. Written Approval by the Sheriff for Private Shooting Purposes.
(a) A person may apply to the sheriff for written approval to shoot firearms on his/her property if his/her property is at least 15 acres for a limited period of time not to exceed one year. The application must contain the following:
(1) Name of the person who owns the property;
(2) Names of any other persons that the owner is permitting to shoot on his/her property;
(3) Address including boundaries of where the person proposes to shoot;
(4) Time period requested to shoot; and
(5) Purpose of the request to shoot.
(b) The Sheriff in his sole discretion shall determine if the shooting activity on the property presents a danger to any person, animal or property outside the boundaries of the property.
(c) The Sheriff may revoke the written approval prior to the expiration of the time permitted for shooting if the sheriff subsequently determines that the shooting activity presents a danger to any person, animal or property outside the boundaries of the property or is in violation section of this code, or of any applicable state or federal law.
(d). The sheriff may collect a fee of $100 from the applicant.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon adoption and compliance with I.C. 36-3-4-14.
The foregoing was passed by the City-County Council this day of , 2007 at : .m.
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Monroe Gray
President, City-County Council
____________________________________
Jean Ann Milharcic
Clerk, City-County Council
Presented by me to the Mayor this _____ day of ____________, 2007, at ___:___ a.m.
______________________________
Jean Ann Milharcic
Clerk, City-County Council
Approved and signed by me this _____ day of ____________, 2007
______________________________
Bart Peterson, Mayor
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