Laguna Niguel Municipal Code Art. 1 Firearms Generally

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a peace officer acting in his official line of duty, to shoot, fire or discharge, or for any person to cause or permit to be shot, fired or discharged, in the territory lying within the boundaries of the city, any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or firearm, except when it may be necessary so to do to protect life or property, or to destroy or kill any predatory or dangerous animal.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term "firearm" shall also include any instrument which expels a metallic projectile, such as a BB or a pellet, through the force of air pressure, CO 2 pressure or spring action, or any spot marker gun.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 3, 3-6-90; Ord. No. 92-56, § 2, 7-21-92)

The provisions of this article shall not be deemed or construed to prohibit, within the territory lying within the boundaries of the city, the establishment or maintenance of any pistol, rifle or target range, or to prohibit the discharge at any target thereon, by any person using such range, of any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or firearm in or on such range, if such range is so installed, constructed, safeguarded, equipped and used as to adequately prevent any bullet, shot or missile from being projected beyond the confines of such range.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 3, 3-6-90; Ord. No. 92-56, § 13, 7-21-92)

It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a peace officer acting in his official line of duty, to shoot, fire or discharge, or for any person to cause or permit to be shot, fired or discharged, upon, along or across any public highway, road, street or way in the city, any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or firearm, except when it may be necessary so to do in the protection of life or property.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 3, 3-6-90)