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I know of a number of cases where cities tried to get ranges closed, most recently in League City. A bunch of yuppies move to new houses near a range that has been open for decades, then a developer that is in tight with the city government starts coveting the land.

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- Jim

Local government bodies can regulate the discharge of firearms.

Local Government Code §229.001. FIREARMS; EXPLOSIVES. (a) A municipality may not adopt regulations relating to the transfer, private ownership, keeping, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, ammunition, or firearm supplies.

They can't regulate ranges out of existence by fiat, either. But there are ways to accomplish that.

- Jim

It would never get that far. If a cop arrested someone on a charge of discharging a firearm within city limits after shooting a burglar or robber, his lieutenant would probably give him a noogie. If the city attorney prosecuted, he would become a laughingstock.

- Jim

I've looked at a number of city ordinances. Many of them are close to identical. I suspect that they are based on a model set of ordinances.

I searched the web for "It shall be unlawful for any person other than a peace officer in line of duty to discharge a firearm" and found thousands of matches.

We really can't know what the city council had in mind when they drafted the ordinance, unless we figure out who did it and ask them.

I will note that Waxahachie and that part of Texas in general are not exactly bastions of liberalism.

- JIm

This kind of ordinance is pretty common. They would be nuts to prosecute someone who fired a shot in self-defense. The accused has the defense of necessity. In any case, it can only be a class C misdemeanor.

- Jim