Arlington, Texas has a few laws concerning air guns, BB gun, pellet guns, and the like. These laws include the following:
CHAPTER 9-6. – RESTRICTIONS ON FIREARMS.
§ 9-6-1 – DEFINITIONS.
(1) AIRGUN means an airgun, air pistol, air rifle, or device that uses air pressure to propel a projectile through a barrel, excluding a pneumatic nail gun or similar construction tool.
(2) AIRPORT means a facility owned, leased or controlled by the City used for aircraft loading, unloading, landing and take off.
(3) BUILDING has the meaning provided in Chapter 30 (Burglary and Criminal Trespass) of the Texas Penal Code.
(4) CITY PREMISES means a building or real property owned, leased, occupied, or controlled by the City, excluding a street, sidewalk, or park.
(5) ENTER means the intrusion of a person’s entire body into a building.
(6) FIREARM means: (a) a gun, pistol, rifle, or device designed, made, adapted, or readily convertible to use explosive energy generated by an explosion or burning substance to expel a projectile through a barrel; or (b) an airgun.
(7) NOTICE has the meaning provided in Section 30.05 (Criminal Trespass) of the Texas Penal Code.
Source: 1992 Code Sections 10-9-1 and 10-9-3(D); Ord. 031023-13; Ord. 031211-11.
§ 9-6-2 – FIREARMS PROHIBITED ON CITY PREMISES.
Except as provided in Sections 9-6-4 (Exception for Peace or Security Officers, or Retired Officers), 9-6-5 (Exception for Gun Shows), and 9-6-6 (Exception for Shipping at Airport), a person may not enter or remain on City premises if the person is carrying a concealed or unconcealed firearm.
Source: 1992 Code Section 10-9-2(A); Ord. 031023-13; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 050303-17.
§ 9-6-3 – NOTICE OF PROHIBITION.
(A) The city manager shall post notice at each city premise that a person carrying a firearm: (1) may not enter city premises; and (2) must immediately leave city premises.
(B) The notice posted under this section shall include a statement, in English and Spanish, to read substantially as follows:
A person may not enter these premises while carrying a concealed or unconcealed firearm. A person who enters these premises carrying a firearm may be subject to prosecution under Section 30.05 (Criminal Trespass) of the Texas Penal Code.
Source: 1992 Code Sections 10-9-2(A) and (B); Ord. 031023-13; Ord. 031211-11.
§ 9-6-4 – EXCEPTION FOR PEACE OR SECURITY OFFICERS, OR RETIRED OFFICERS.
This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a peace officer employed by the City or other governmental entity lawfully acting within the scope of the peace officer’s duties;
(2)
a commissioned security officer hired by or under contract with the City lawfully acting within the scope of that employment; or
(3) a retired peace officer employed by the police department, who holds a certificate of proficiency issued under state law that authorizes the retired officer to carry a handgun, lawfully acting within the scope of that employment on premises of the police department.
Source: 1992 Code Section 10-9-2(C); Ord. 031023-13; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 050303-17.
§ 9-6-5 – EXCEPTION FOR GUN SHOWS.
(A) Except as provided in Subsection
(B), the city manager may: (1)authorize a person to possess a firearm for exhibition or sale at an event on City premises; and (2) determine restrictions on possession of the firearm on City premises.
(B)The city manager may only authorize a person who is a licensed firearms dealer to exhibit a firearm for sale at an event on City premises.
Source: 1992 Code Section 10-9-2(D); Ord. 031023-13; Ord. 031211-11.
§ 9-6-6 – EXCEPTION FOR SHIPPING AT AIRPORT.
A person may carry a firearm at the airport to send or receive shipment by air of the firearm, if the person is in compliance with federal regulation and any restrictions determined by the city manager.
Source: 1992 Code Section 10-9-2(E); Ord. 031023-13; Ord. 031211-11.
§ 9-6-7 – FIREARM DISCHARGE RESTRICTED.
(A) Except as provided in Subsection
(B), a person may not discharge a firearm: (1) in the city limits; or (2) on, across, or into Lake Austin or the Colorado River within the city limits.
(B) A person may discharge: (1) a firearm at a gunsmith business or a shooting facility issued a permit under Article 2 (Archery Ranges and Shooting Facilities) of Chapter 4-3 (Amusement Park, Circus, Carnival, Archery Range, or Shooting Facility) if the firearm is discharged:(a)in compliance with the requirements of the permit; and(b)at an approved firing line in the direction of a target; (2) a firearm in the exercise of the person’s express or implied right to discharge a firearm under state or federal law; or (3) an airgun in an enclosed building or shooting facility specifically designed to prevent a projectile discharged by the airgun from traveling beyond the boundaries of the building or shooting facility.
Source: 1992 Code Section 10-9-3(A) through (C); Ord. 031023-13; Ord. 031211-11.
§ 9-6-8 – OFFENSE AND PENALTY.
A person who violates this chapter commits an offense, punishable as provided in Section 1-1-99 (Offenses; General Penalty).
SECTION 14 – PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT (PARD)
14.1.8 – Peace and Quiet
(A) A person shall preserve the peace and quiet enjoyment of a park by observing the law governing noise and amplified sound.
(B) A person may not use offensive language, make unreasonable noise, discharge weapons or fireworks, or engage in gestures or conduct in a park that would be offensive to a person of ordinary sensibility.(C)A person may not operate a noise-making device in a park in violation of applicable law.(D)A person shall observe and comply with noise restrictions posted in a park.
14.1.9 – Weapons and Firearms
(A) A person may not carry or possess a weapon or firearm while in a park, except: (1) where the use is expressly allowed; (2) as allowed by state and federal law; or (3 )when otherwise authorized in writing by the director.
(B) The use of a firearm, air gun, paintball gun, pellet or B.B. gun, bow and arrow, or projectile device capable of inflicting personal injury is prohibited unless conducted under permit or in a park facility where the director has authorized the use.
(C) A person may not display a firearm or other weapon in a park in a manner that the person should reasonably know will alarm or threaten another person.
The state of Texas currently has no laws regulating the possession or use of “Air-guns” other than for use in small game hunting.