1. Person in the lawful defense or protection of such person’s property, person, or family as set forth in ORS 161.195;

2. Peace officer or member of the military discharging a firearm or weapon while acting within the scope of his or her official duty;

3. Government employee discharging a firearm or weapon when authorized and required by his or her employment or public office to carry or use firearms or weapons and while acting within the scope of his or her official duty;

4. Person conducting an athletic contest who fires blank ammunition in a plugged firearm toward the sky;

5. Person authorized by permit of the chief of police to discharge blank ammunition or a weapon for a lawful purpose (e.g. ceremony);

6. Person lawfully engaging in hunting in compliance with rules and regulations adopted by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife;

7. Person discharging a firearm or weapon on a licensed public or private shooting range, shooting gallery or other approved area designed or built for the purpose of target shooting, when such person is a member or guest of said range or area;

8. Person discharging a bow and arrow for target shooting (target arrow) on their own property or on another’s property with the owner’s consent, provided the target is of sufficient size or arrangement to prevent the arrow from leaving the property.