Discharging a firearm in public includes which location?

• A. In a school building
• B. In a forest
• C. In a private residence
• D. On a street in a city or town

Answer: (D)

Discharging a firearm in public means firing in a place where the public can access or be present. A street in a city or town fits that definition perfectly because it’s a public, openly accessible area where laws restricting firearm discharge apply to protect the public. The other locations are private or controlled spaces (private residence, school property) or less clearly public (a forest), so they don’t meet the typical notion of “in public.” Therefore, the street in a city or town is the location that’s considered discharging a firearm in public.