Town bans BB guns except in back yards

[The Straight Story]

Town bans BB guns except in back yards

Last week, the Payson council adopted Ordinance 805, which bans any “air, gas-operated, electric, or spring-operated gun, commonly referred to as BB guns, pellet guns, airsoft guns, paintball guns, or similar instruments.”

The law recognizes two exceptions.

You can fire off the aforementioned deadly weapons on private premises with the permission of the “person in lawful possession of the gun” — so long as the “projectile fired or discharged does not leave the grounds or premises.”

The law also makes an exception for an organized meet or shooting match on private “grounds or premises” with the permission of the “owner or controller” and a note from the chief of police.

http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2011/jul/15/safety-reasons-town-bans-bb-guns-except-back-yards/

Slingshots will be next. Then pea shooters....