I live in Houston Texas. Several months ago I bought an old H&R starter pistol that shoots black powder 32's.

I just cleaned it up and wanted to try it out. Is it legal for me to shoot a starter pistol in my backyard?

You would have to check your local ordinances but I would go with no. Most areas around here your not even allowed to shoot paintball or airsoft guns.

"Explosive device", blah-blah-lawyerly-detailed words = bad/generally prohibited.
When we lived in Western NY in a small village even slingshots and BB/pellet guns were illegal.

In our town anything that launches a projectile is illegal to operate in city limits. I guess that would include spitballs.

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Originally posted by Angus the Kid:
I just cleaned it up and wanted to try it out. Is it legal for me to shoot a starter pistol in my backyard?

Maybe you can go to a running track with it, take a starting stance, fire it off and do a lap around the track?

Like others said, check your local ordinances.

My answer is, "yes."

However, to be legal, (); load each cylinder and just before the first trigger pull you must scream, "no, no, no, don't do it." Then pull the starter gun trigger three times .

Then; scream, "don't, not again, please" and expend the remaining two blanks.

Pop a beer, light a seeegar and enjoy the next couple hours.