A. 
No person shall possess, carry, or use, except as provided below, a cannon, gun, pistol, revolver, stun gun, or firearms of any description, a shotgun, or rifle that may be used for the explosion of bullets and cartridges or any air gun, BB guns, gas-operated gun or spring-operated gun, or any instrument, toy, or weapon commonly known as a "peashooter," "slingshot," "beany," or "throwing star," or any knife except as may be specifically hereinafter provided, whether that instrument is called by any name set forth above or by any other name.
B. 
Excepted from the prohibition in Subsection A shall be:
(1) 
Weapons used by a law enforcement officer in the necessary performance of his or her duty;
(2) 
Weapons used by a member of a recognized military unit, in the necessary performance of his or her duty;
(3) 
Any toy pistol capable of exploding only paper caps containing 35 grains or less of explosive composition, including starter pistols used in sporting or athletic events;
(4) 
The discharge of firearms in an indoor shooting range where the walls of the shooting range are adequate to prevent the escape of a bullet or cartridge from the premises; and
(5) 
Weapons used by a person holding a concealed carry permit issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police pursuant to the Firearm Concealed Carry Act (430 ILCS 66/1 et seq.).
[Added 5-22-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-12]
C. 
No person may acquire or possess any firearm or any firearm ammunition without having in his or her possession a firearm owner's identification card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated:
ANTIQUE HANDGUN
Any handgun which the Department of Law Enforcement of the state finds by reason of the date of its manufacture, value, design, and other characteristics is primarily a collector's item and is not likely to be used as a weapon.
BUSINESS
A commercial enterprise operating within a nonresidential zoning district.
DEALER
Any person or firm engaged in the business of sale or exchange of handguns for profit.
HANDGUN
Any firearm that is designed or redesigned or made or remade and intended to be fired while held in one hand; or having a barrel under 10 inches in length; or a firearm of a size which may be concealed upon the person, excluding:
(1) 
Any pneumatic gun, spring gun, or BB gun that expels a single globular projectile not exceeding 0.22 of an inch in diameter.
(2) 
Any device used exclusively for signaling or safety and required or recommended by the United States Coast Guard or the Interstate Commerce Commission.
(3) 
Any device used exclusively for the firing of stud cartridges, explosive rivets, or similar industrial ammunition.
(4) 
Antique handguns.
MANUFACTURER
Any person engaged in the business of processing, producing, or fabricating material into a handgun.
SALE
The transfer of possession or ownership of a handgun by a dealer.
B. 
Manufacturers and dealers prohibited. No business shall engage in the manufacture or sale of handguns in the Village.
C. 
Construction. Nothing in this section shall be construed or applied to necessarily require or excuse noncompliance with any provision of federal or state law. This section and the penalties prescribed for violation hereof shall not supersede, but shall supplement, all federal and state statutes in which similar conduct may be prohibited or regulated.
A. 
No person shall carry in any vehicle or concealed on or about his or her person any weapon such as a blackjack, bludgeon, razor, dagger, dirk, switchblade knife, stiletto, brass or metal knuckles, throwing star, billy, slingshot, bomb, or high explosive other than fixed ammunition.
B. 
This section shall not apply to law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties or other persons authorized by law to carry those weapons.
C. 
No person shall shoot with or use out of doors, within the Village limits, a bow and arrow, the bow of which has a "pull" of 10 pounds or over.
D. 
No person shall use, within the Village limits, any arrow with a tip or point of steel or other hard substance.
A. 
No person shall sell, offer for sale, or display any knife having the appearance of a pocket knife, the blade or blades of which can be opened by a flick of a button, pressure on the handle or other mechanical device on the handle or by other mechanical devices or gravity. These knives are hereby declared to be dangerous or deadly weapons under this article and shall be subject to forfeiture to the Village as provided herein.
B. 
This section shall not include any closed nonmechanical, nongravity pocket knife of six inches' overall length or less, or any knife essential to one's trade.
Every person convicted of any violation under this article shall, in addition to any penalty provided in this Code, forfeit to the Village any weapon, and the Village shall have the discretion of either disposing of the weapon or retaining it for official Police Department use.
A. 
No person shall offer for sale, expose for sale, sell, possess, or use, or explode any blank cartridge, except for use in starter pistols for sporting or athletic events, toy pistol, toy cannon, toy cane or toy gun in which explosives are used; the type of balloon which requires fire underneath to propel the balloon, firecrackers, torpedoes, sky-rockets, roman candles, bombs, sparklers, or other fireworks of similar construction, or any fireworks containing any explosive or inflammable compound or any tablets or other device commonly used and sold as fireworks.
B. 
The Chief of Police or the Chief's designee may grant permission to discharge fireworks within the Village under and pursuant to the following conditions:
(1) 
That the time and place for the discharge of fireworks be approved by the Chiefs of Police and the Fire Protection District.
(2) 
That the discharge of the fireworks be handled by an experienced and competent operator approved by the Chiefs of Police and the Fire Protection District.
(3) 
That permission shall not be granted by the Village for any person to discharge fireworks of the type commonly known as "bombs" or "torpedoes" or for any fireworks which are designed to detonate and produce noise or concussion, except that these "bombs" or "torpedoes" may be discharged in connection with the celebration of any event either approved or sponsored by the Village.
(4) 
That the operator of the fireworks shall furnish to the Village proper property, liability, and worker's compensation insurance policies in the amounts requested and approved by the Village. Included in those insurance policies shall be an appropriate "save harmless" clause to protect the Village.
(5) 
That all insurance policies shall be approved by the Village Attorney as to form and sufficiency before permission is granted herein.
(6) 
That the operator of the fireworks shall comply with any further conditions as the Village may request.
No person shall keep or store any nitroglycerine or the explosive commonly known as "TNT" in the Village in any quantities, except for medicinal or laboratory purposes, provided that no more than one-quarter ounce shall be stored in any one building or premises for medicinal or laboratory purposes.