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• Council Member introduced the following Amendment to Ordinance No. 5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Centerville and moved for its adoption: CITY OF CENTERVILLE County of Anoka State of Minnesota ORDINANCE NUMBER AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF FIREARMS IN THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF: The City Council of the City of Centerville, Anoka County, Minnesota, does ordain: The City Code of the City of Centerville, Anoka County, Minnesota, is hereby amended by deleting and replacing Ordinance No. 5 as follows: SECTION 1: Definitions The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this Ordinance. I. Rifle A weapon, with fixed or folding stock, usually fired from the shoulder, but possibly fired from other locations of the body, having a rifled bore barrel discharging a single shot or bullet at a time, a shot shell, or any other projectile manufactured for or otherwise capable of being discharged in such a weapon. 2. Shotgun A weapon, with fixed, folding or pistol grip -style stock, usually fired from the shoulder, but possibly fired from other locations of the body, normally discharging more than one pellet at a time, except when using a single slug or other projectile manufactured for or otherwise capable of being discharged in such a weapon. 3. Handgun A hand -held weapon or device of any kind that is capable of discharging a single shot or bullet at a time, a shot shell, or any other projectile manufactured for or otherwise capable of being discharged in such a weapon. 4. Bow /Arrow A bow is any device capable of discharging a pointed tip arrow of any kind. Bow includes long bows, compound bows and crossbows. 5. Non - Firearm Pellet guns and BB (.117 caliber QnJ) guns and sling shots, excluding "wrist rocket - type" sling shots.