Municipal Code

CHAPTER 694 Weapons and Explosives

694.01 Handling firearms.
694.02 Discharging firearms.
694.03 Explosives.
694.04 Dangerous weapons.
694.99 Penalty.

CROSS REFERENCES
Weapons generally - see Mich. Const. Art. 1, §6; M.C.L.A. 28.421 et seq.,
750.222 et seq.
Firearms generally - see M.C.L.A. 28.421 et seq., 750.222 et seq.
Explosives generally - see M.C.L.A. 29.41 et seq., 750.200 et seq., 750.327
et seq.
Arson - see M.C.L.A. 750.71 et seq.
Blasting - see F.P. 1610.04(BOCA §F-3009.1)
Fireworks - see F.P. 1610.04(BOCA §§F-3101.2, F-3101.3)

694.01 HANDLING FIREARMS.
No person, except an officer in the discharge of his or her duty or a citizen duly authorized and appointed as a deputy while in the performance of his or her duty, shall draw, handle or flourish a revolver, pistol or gun in any public street, avenue, lane, public park, alley or other public or private place within the territorial limits of the Village of Franklin. (Ord. 3. Passed 12-14-64.)

694.02 DISCHARGING FIREARMS.
No person shall flourish, fire, discharge, shoot, propel or use a rifle, air gun, pellet gun, shotgun or other such projectile weapon within the limits of the Village of Franklin unless specifically authorized or licensed to do so by the Village Council. The discharge or use of any of the articles described in this section for the purpose of hunting birds, animals or game of any kind shall, if such act is performed within the limits of the Village, constitute a violation of this section. (Ord. 3. Passed 12-14-64.)

694.03 EXPLOSIVES.
(a) Explosive Defined. As used in this section, "explosive" means dynamite, gunpowder, nitroglycerine or other combustible materials or compounds which are or can be used for blasting, but shall not include small arms ammunition, petroleum products designed for fuel or lubrication, or fireworks permitted under the laws of the State of Michigan.

(b) Storage. No person shall store any explosive material within the Village of Franklin except as authorized by regulation of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Michigan.

(c) Detonation. No person shall detonate any explosive within the Village of Franklin. (Ord. 115. Passed 1-3-72.)

694.04 DANGEROUS WEAPONS.
(a) No person shall possess any machine gun, sawed off shotgun or instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a black-jack, sling shot, sand club, sand bag, switch-blade knife or metal knuckles, nor any instrument attachment or appliance for causing the firing of any firearm to be silent or intended to lessen or muffle the noise of the firing of any firearms except as is otherwise permitted by law.

(b) No person shall possess, with intent to use unlawfully against another, an imitation pistol or a dagger, kirk, razor, stiletto, knife or other dangerous weapon.
(Ord. 24. Passed 7-18-66.)

694.99 PENALTY.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 202.99 for general Code penalty if no specific penalty is provided.)