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April 2023

Shooting Prohibited, Ordinances of the City Council of Memphis, Ch. 3, Art. 5, §10 (1867).

Posted by on April 30, 2023

“Sec. 10. It shall not be lawful to fire or discharge any cannon, gun, pistol, fowling piece, or firearms of any description, or explode or set off any rocket, squib, torpedo, cracker or combustible fireworks of any description, in the streets, alleys or public grounds of the city; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be […]

Shooting Galleries, Ordinances of the City Council of Memphis, Ch. 4, Art. 5, §§1-8 (1867).

Posted by on April 30, 2023

        “Section 1. That from and after the passage of this ordinance, no person or persons shall be allowed, under any pretence whatever, to open, set up or establish a shooting gallery in the first story of any building within the corporate limits of the City of Memphis, under a penalty of fifty […]

Offenses Affecting Public Safety, Ordinances of the City Council of Memphis, Ch.14, Art. 3, §1 (1867).

Posted by on April 30, 2023

“Section 1. It shall be deemed a misdemeanor to do, or cause to be done, any of the following acts; and any person convicted thereof shall be fined not less than five nor more than fifty dollars:” … “7th. To discharge any firearm within the city, unless in self-defense or while executing some law. 8th. […]