Isn't it a state law no discharge in city limits and within 50 yards of a house or paved road?
No.
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Isn't it a state law no discharge in city limits and within 50 yards of a house or paved road?
Raed50 yards from a Public roadway, no mention of a house or structure
O.C.G.A. 16-11-103 (2010)
16-11-103. Discharge of gun or pistol near public highway or street
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor when, without legal justification, he discharges a gun or pistol on or within 50 yards of a public highway or street.
I read 16-11-103 , it includes arrows and air rifles , if I’m understanding it correctly, something short of a club or sword is the only thing lawful if your with in the 50 yards/150 feet rule. Is deer hunting ( legally ) unlawful if your with in the said 150 foot rule?50 yards from a Public roadway, no mention of a house or structure
O.C.G.A. 16-11-103 (2010)
16-11-103. Discharge of gun or pistol near public highway or street
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor when, without legal justification, he discharges a gun or pistol on or within 50 yards of a public highway or street.
Other than in self defense of a person or property, what are the Regs concerning discharging a lawfully owned firearm on your property. In other words, say a pack of dogs/coyotes rabid Coon or fox comes in your yard. You live in the City limits of Lilburn in a residential Nieghborhood.?
assumption: said owner doesn’t own a suppressor
Raed
Is deer hunting ( legally ) unlawful if your with in the said 150 foot rule?
Excellent feedback, just curious is the 150 ft rule measured from the structure out? And if I understand what you said point in a safe direction is sorta OK ,ie away from homes or streets. And said animal is located outside the 150 ft rule can be engaged?Yes, but note the language, which I have verified with DNR.
If you are 51 yards, measured from the edge of the ROW, you can shoot a deer that is 1 foot off the road.
It's against the law to shoot across a public road, so that your limit looking back at the road.
If I wanted to be a real prick, I could make the point that deer hunting in that zone is not illegal (your question), but discharging a firearm is. You could bow hunt, no problem.
Just for grins and giggles, drive around on opening day of dove season and see how many folks are less than 50 yds. from the edge of the ROW. I've seen people get written up for shooting across the road (where you can be 200 yds. away) but never for being too close to the road as long as they were shooting toward the field.
Excellent feedback, just curious is the 150 ft rule measured from the structure out? And if I understand what you said point in a safe direction is sorta OK ,ie away from homes or streets. And said animal is located outside the 150 ft rule can be engaged?
most cities have a prohibition on the discharge of weapons inside city limits...
That muddies the waters, and any use of gunfire in such a circumstance may or may not be legal depending on an analysis of all the facts and circumstances
as you perceived them to be,
and the REASONABLE inferences & conclusions you draw from those facts.