Ponce
22nd January 2011, 09:47 AM
Pretty soon even a 2" pocket knife will be illegal.
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Crossbows in legal cross-hairs.
By Karen Ann Cullotta Special to the Tribune Wednesday at 7:47 a.m.
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterPrintEmailWhen a Mount Prospect resident asked police for permission to put a target range for crossbows in his back yard, Chief John Dahlberg knew he had a problem.
That problem was solved this week when the Village Board voted unanimously to close a loophole in the firearms and dangerous weapons ordinance by banning the use of crossbows on private property.
Village Manager Michael Janonis said Dahlberg asked for the change.
“We want to make it very clear that you can’t shoot anything in your back yard,” Janonis said.
In addition to targeting crossbows, the amended ordinance expands the definition of dangerous weapons to prohibit the use of a bow and arrow, slingshot, wrist rocket, air gun, air pistol, spring gun, spring pistol, B-B gun, paint ball gun and pellet gun.
Even so, Janonis said the provisions could be waived to allow for organized sporting events sponsored by the park district or schools. An example would be a supervised archery competition, he said.
While Trustee Arlene Juracek voted in favor of the restrictions, she expressed concern that the tightened ordinance could hamper the ability of local residents to sponsor field trips.
“We need to think about how this law would affect the Boy Scout troop that might want to take a trip to a shooting range with a responsible adult, or the parent who wants to take his 17-year-old son and a buddy to play paintball,” Juracek said. “We should think about the unintended consequences.”
Trustee John Matuszak suggested the ordinance should be re-examined and possibly strengthened further in coming months.
“We need to look at the whole issue in the future,” Matuszak said. “But the police department has a lot of discretion as how to enforce the law, and they’re not going to be chasing the Boy Scouts.”
http://triblocal.com/mount-prospect/2011/01/19/crossbows-in-legal-cross-hairs/
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Crossbows in legal cross-hairs.
By Karen Ann Cullotta Special to the Tribune Wednesday at 7:47 a.m.
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterPrintEmailWhen a Mount Prospect resident asked police for permission to put a target range for crossbows in his back yard, Chief John Dahlberg knew he had a problem.
That problem was solved this week when the Village Board voted unanimously to close a loophole in the firearms and dangerous weapons ordinance by banning the use of crossbows on private property.
Village Manager Michael Janonis said Dahlberg asked for the change.
“We want to make it very clear that you can’t shoot anything in your back yard,” Janonis said.
In addition to targeting crossbows, the amended ordinance expands the definition of dangerous weapons to prohibit the use of a bow and arrow, slingshot, wrist rocket, air gun, air pistol, spring gun, spring pistol, B-B gun, paint ball gun and pellet gun.
Even so, Janonis said the provisions could be waived to allow for organized sporting events sponsored by the park district or schools. An example would be a supervised archery competition, he said.
While Trustee Arlene Juracek voted in favor of the restrictions, she expressed concern that the tightened ordinance could hamper the ability of local residents to sponsor field trips.
“We need to think about how this law would affect the Boy Scout troop that might want to take a trip to a shooting range with a responsible adult, or the parent who wants to take his 17-year-old son and a buddy to play paintball,” Juracek said. “We should think about the unintended consequences.”
Trustee John Matuszak suggested the ordinance should be re-examined and possibly strengthened further in coming months.
“We need to look at the whole issue in the future,” Matuszak said. “But the police department has a lot of discretion as how to enforce the law, and they’re not going to be chasing the Boy Scouts.”
http://triblocal.com/mount-prospect/2011/01/19/crossbows-in-legal-cross-hairs/