Bill would prohibit firing guns in residential areas

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Celebrants who discharge firearms in residential areas during festive or other occasions will be hard put to do so in the future, should a proposed bill in the current legislative session be approved into law. House Bill 259 and companion Senate Bill 270 would prohibit gun owners from recreationally shooting firearms outdoors, even for practice shooting, if “the firearm discharge does not remain within the boundaries of the property in which the discharg