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It is an offense while committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence to possess or use restricted ammunition, defined as "any cartridge containing a bullet coated with a plastic substance with other than a lead or lead alloy core or a jacketed bullet with other than a lead or lead alloy core or a cartridge of which the bullet itself is wholly composed of a metal or metal alloy other than lead."
Restricted ammunition does not include shotgun shells or solid plastic bullets.
It is a felony for any person or corporation to manufacture, sell, offer to sell, display for sale or use in this state any ammunition cartridge, metallic or otherwise, containing a bullet with a hollow-nose cavity which is filled with an explosive material and designed to detonate upon impact.
It is unlawful to possess a firearm on the premises of a public place where alcoholic beverages are served.
This prohibition does not apply to a person’s own (or controlled) premises or to their employees or agents responsible for protecting persons or property.
It is unlawful to carry a firearm into a judicial proceeding.
It is unlawful to possess or carry any firearm, with the intent to go armed, onto any school or college facility or grounds (to include a bus), unless used for instructional or sanctioned ceremonial purposes.
This prohibition does not apply to military, law enforcement, penal personnel, pupils who are members of Reserve Officers Training Corps, pupils enrolled in a course of instruction or members of a club or team required to carry guns, or campus police officers while in the performance of their official duties.
It is an affirmative defense if carrying on school or college facilities was incident to lawful and authorized hunting, was of an unloaded hunting weapon while traveling to the hunting facilities, was while conducting or attending an approved gun show, or while entering the property for the sole purpose of delivering or picking up passengers.
The same prohibitions and exceptions generally apply to carrying and possession in public parks, playgrounds, civic centers and other public recreational buildings and grounds.
It is unlawful for any person over the age of eighteen, including parent or guardian, to know that a minor or student is in illegal possession of a firearm in or upon the premises of a public or private school, school’s athletic stadium, or other facility or building where school sponsored athletic events are conducted, or public park, playground or civic center, and such person, parent or guardian fails to prevent such possession or fails to report it to the appropriate school or law enforcement officials.
It is unlawful to carry a weapon into a meeting where the owner has posted prominent signs at all entrances banning weapon possession.
It is a misdemeanor for any person hunting big game with a bow and arrow to be in possession of any firearms or be accompanied in hunting by any person possessing firearms during the archery-only deer season.
Local regulations of firearms and ammunition are preempted by state regulation for all local ordinances not lawfully enacted prior to April 8, 1986.
The lawful design, marketing, manufacture and sale of firearms do not constitute a nuisance and many such lawsuits against gun manufacturers, trade associations and dealers are reserved only to the state.
Note: A handgun is unloaded if:
There is not a cartridge in the chamber of the handgun.
There is not a cartridge in the cylinder of the handgun if the handgun is a revolver, or the handgun and the ammunition for such handgun, are not carried on the minor, or are not in such close proximity that the minor could readily gain access to the handgun and ammunition and load the handgun. Otherwise, a firearm is unloaded if there is no ammunition in the chamber, clip or magazine, and no clip or magazine is in the immediate vicinity of the firearm.
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Well I for one am glad they stopped him. We as a society should be grateful we have those officers out there doing what they do putting their lives on the line for us. They are no different from a serviceman in my eyes. Everyday they have to go out and put themselves in harms way to protect those of us that can't protect ourselves. And just where would those people in that town be if that man had been a killer but those officers thought "oh it's just a blackpowder handgun no need to stop him whatsoever". I think there are better ways this kid could approach this if he feels his need to educate someone. How do you think those officers felt pulling over and stopping that guy to begin with. I'm sure most officers get a sick feeling in their stomach approaching someone they know has a gun, not knowing their intentions. Clair I haven't read a lot of your posts but the few I have got me wondering about you.
Originally Posted by John Lorenzo
