§ 9-1-2. Discharge of firearms; air rifles; explosives.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol, other firearm, explosive or any other device within the city except in case of urgent necessity.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm, air rifle, BB gun, dart gun, or like devices calculated to disturb or endanger anyone. This section shall not be construed to prohibit firing of firearms in a licensed, established firing range. Special dispensation may be granted when determined viable and safe by the city administrator. Such a determination will only be made following the completion of a physical on-site inspection by the city administrator.

(c)

Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to in any way repeal, modify, or otherwise alter any other provision of this code concerning the discharge of firearms of any kind or the setting off of explosives of any kind within the city.

(Code 1978, Secs. 9-1003, 9-1005, as amended by Ord. of 3/25/85; Ord. No. 88-08-22(E), 8/22/88; Ord. No. 99-07-12(L), 7/12/99; Ord. No. 2006-01-09(C), 1/23/06; Ord. No. 2009-05-11(A), 5/11/09)

Editor's note— Provisions regarding hunting within Conway city limits can be found in § 5.1.15 of the Conway Unified Development Ordinance, adopted December, 2011.

State Law Reference : Public disorderly conduct, S.C. Code, Sec. 16-17-530; offenses involving weapons, Sec. 16-23-10 et seq.

Amendment Note : The second sentence was added to subsection (b) by the Ord. of 3/25/85. Ord. No. 88-08-22(E) rewrote the above section in its entirety.