Guajardo asks the community to be safe and warns citizens who use weapons in a irresponsible manner that they will be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
Guajardo states that the firing of a firearm publicly will be an issue that will not be tolerated.
While the right to keep and bear arms is constitutionally protected, states have laws that restrict how a individual uses them. This restrictions and laws are there to prevent these type of incidents from occurring.
Unlawful discharge laws typically punish the unlawful firing of a firearm and other weapons such as crossbows, blowguns, and BB or pellet guns. Unlawful discharge laws prohibit firing any weapon in certain areas or under specific circumstances, such as firing from a moving vehicle, firing across a state highway, or firing into or at an occupied building.
Laws that prohibit the illegal use of a weapon and discharge of a weapon may also prohibit brandishing a firearm in an angry or threatening manner, firing a weapon within 100 yards of a school, and handling or firing a weapon while drunk.