“Sect. 21. No person shall discharge any gun, pistol or other firearm in any of the streets, highways, public squares or commons in the city ; provided, this section shall not apply to the use of such weapons in the lawful defense of the person, family or property of any one, or in the performance of any duty required by law, nor to the firing of a salute of cannon or artillery by permission of the mayor and aldermen.”

1871, MA, City Ordinances of Springfield, MA, No. 44. An Ordinance for the Prevention of Injurious Practices in the Streets, §21

City Charter and Amendments, and Special Statutes; City Ordinances, Rules and Orders, of the Board of Aldermen and of the Common Council, and the Joint Rules and Orders of the City Council of the City of Springfield (Springfield, MA: Samuel Bowles & Company, Printers, 1871), 128. Ordinance No. 44 §21 Firearms, not to be discharged in streets, &c., except, &c.

The Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Springfield, by virtue of its authority to make Rules for the use and government of the Public Parks of said city, and for breaches of such rules to affix penalties, hereby ordains that within the Public Parks, except with prior consent of the Board, it is forbidden: . . .

3. To throw stones, balls, or other missiles; to discharge or carry firearms, firecrackers, torpedoes, or fireworks; to make fires; to play musical instruments; to have any intoxicating beverages; to sell, offer, or expose for sale any goods or wares; to post or display signs, placards, flags or advertising devices; to solicit subscriptions or contributions; to play games of chance, or to have possession of instruments of gambling; to make orations, harangues, or loud outcries; to enter into political canvassing of any kind; to utter profane, threatening, abusive, or indecent language, or to do any obscene or indecent act; to bathe or fish; to solicit the acquaintance of, or follow, or otherwise annoy other visitors.

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