The following local ordinances apply in Galax City:
- ยง 107-59 Discharge of firearms. (reference)
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully discharge or cause to be discharged any firearm in any street or in any place of public business or place of public gathering or elsewhere in the City other than a licensed shooting gallery or authorized range, provided that this section shall not apply to any law enforcement officer in the performance of his official duties nor to any other person whose said willful act is otherwise justifiable or excusable at law in the protection of life or property or is otherwise specifically authorized by law.