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Teresa Bender <br />From:Mark Statz <br />Sent:Monday, January 24, 2022 3:26 PM <br />To:Teresa Bender <br />Cc:Kurt Glaser <br />Subject: <br />FW: Questions or Concerns (form) has been filled out on your site. <br />Teresa, <br />PleaseplacethismessagefromourPoliceChiefinthepacketinformationwhenwediscussthisordinanceatthe <br />PlanningandZoningCommission. <br />Ifweweretogothisroute,Iwouldsuggestacarveoutexceptionforselfdefense,sincewealreadyhaveacarveoutfor <br />policeofficersusingtheirgunsduringtheregularcourseofduty. <br />Thanks. <br />OriginalMessage <br />From:JimMork <br />Sent:Monday,January24,20223:21PM <br />To:MarkStatz<MStatz@centervillemn.com> <br />Subject:RE:QuestionsorConcerns(form)hasbeenfilledoutonyoursite. <br />Mark, <br />Thanksforbringingthisissuetomyattention.Centervillecityordinance130.03DischargeofFirearmswithincitylimits <br />readsasfollows: <br />"130.03(A)Itshallbeunlawfultoshoot,fireoff,dischargeorexplodeanygun,pistol,revolverorotherfirearmordevice <br />whichejectsaprojectileuponorontoanyroad,street,avenue,sidewalkorotherpublicplace,orinsideanydwellingor <br />structureinthecityexceptuponrangespermittedbytheCityCouncil." <br />Iwouldsaythewaythecurrentordinanceiswrittenisvagueatbest.Essentiallyassomeareinterpretingtheordinance <br />currently,ifsomeonehasabermontheirpropertythatcouldbeusedasabackstopandwouldkeepabulletorother <br />projectilefromlanding"uponorontoanyroad,street,avenue,sidewalkorotherpublicplace",theycouldhavetarget <br />practiceintheiryard.Itismybeliefthatwhenthisordinancewaswritten,itwasnottheintentoftheauthortoallow <br />fortargetpracticeinresidentialneighborhoodsaslongasabulletdoesn'tcrossastreetorsidewalketc.Thefirstpart <br />oftheordinancecouldbecomemuchmoreclearwiththeuseofaperiodaftertheworddevice.Thatpartofthe <br />ordinancewouldthenread,"Itshallbeunlawfultoshoot,fireoff,dischargeorexplodeanygun,pistol,revolverorother <br />firearmordevice."Thenextline(s)ofthatsectioncouldthenbeclarified.Byinsertingaperiodaftertheworddevice, <br />theordinancewouldclearlyprohibittheshootingofordischargeofafirearminthecity. <br />Somecities,Blaineforinstance,makeexceptionsintheirdangerousweaponsordinanceforthelegaldischargeofdeadly <br />weaponslimitedto:archerypermit,specialpermitatfunerals,andhuntingwithfirearms.LinoLakesandCirclePines <br />haveexceptionsforhuntingofwaterfowlinAnokaCountyParkswithspecialpermits.ThecityofLexingtondoesnot <br />allowforthedischargeoffirearmsintheircity. <br />Nowwiththatbeingsaid,intheinterestofpublicsafety,Iwouldnotbeinfavorofanyordinancethatwouldallowfor <br />residentsofCentervilletodischargefirearmswithinthecity.Asidefromtheobviousdangersassociatedwithresidents <br />1 <br /> <br />