21-6308a. Unlawful discharge of a firearm in a city. (a) Unlawful discharge of a firearm is the reckless discharge of a firearm within or into the corporate limits of any city.
(b) This section shall not apply to the discharge of any firearm within or into the corporate limits of any city if:
(1) The firearm is discharged in the lawful defense of one's person, another person or one's property;
(2) the firearm is discharged at a private or public shooting range;
(3) the firearm is discharged to lawfully take wildlife unless prohibited by the department of wildlife, parks and tourism or the governing body of the city;
(4) the firearm is discharged by authorized law enforcement officers, animal control officers or a person who has a wildlife control permit issued by the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism;
(5) the firearm is discharged by special permit of the chief of police or by the sheriff when the city has no police department;
(6) the firearm is discharged using blanks; or
(7) the firearm is discharged in lawful self-defense or defense of another person against an animal attack.
(c) A violation of subsection (a) shall be a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
History: L. 2013, ch. 105, ยง 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments
Article 63 - Crimes Against The Public Safety
21-6301 Criminal use of weapons.
21-6302 Criminal carrying of a weapon.
21-6303 Criminal distribution of firearms to a felon.
21-6304 Criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
21-6305 Aggravated weapons violation by a convicted felon.
21-6306 Defacing identification marks of a firearm.
21-6308 Criminal discharge of a firearm.
21-6308a Unlawful discharge of a firearm in a city.
21-6309 Unlawful possession of firearms on certain government property.
21-6310 Unlawful endangerment.
21-6311 Failure to register explosives.
21-6313 Criminal street gangs; definitions.
21-6314 Recruiting criminal street gang membership.
21-6315 Criminal street gang intimidation.
21-6316 Criminal street gang member; bail; exceptions.
21-6317 Endangering the food supply; aggravated endangering the food supply.
21-6319 Unlawful failure to report a wound.
21-6320 Selling beverage containers with detachable tabs.
21-6321 Unlawful act concerning alcohol without liquid machine.
21-6322 Unlawfully tampering with electronic monitoring equipment.
21-6323 Refusal to yield a telephone party line.
21-6324 Unlawful possession or use of a traffic control signal preemption device.
21-6325 Unlawful interference with a firefighter.
21-6326 Unlawful interference with an emergency medical service provider.
21-6327 Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act.
21-6329 Same; unlawful activities; penalty.
21-6330 Same; appropriate orders and judgments by district courts; civil forfeiture.