Effective – 12 Jun 2021 1.410. Citation of law — findings. — 1. Sections 1.410 to 1.485 shall be known and may be cited as the “Second Amendment Preservation Act”. 2. The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) The general assembly of the state of Missouri is firmly resolved to support and defend the […]
Effective – 12 Jun 2021 1.420. Federal laws deemed infringements of United State and Missouri Constitutions. — The following federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, and regulations shall be considered infringements on the people’s right to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed by Amendment II of the Constitution of the United States and […]
Effective – 12 Jun 2021 1.430. Invalidity of federal laws deemed an infringement. — All federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, and regulations, regardless of whether they were enacted before or after the provisions of sections 1.410 to 1.485, that infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by […]
Effective – 12 Jun 2021 1.440. Protection of citizens against infringement against right to keep and bear arms. — It shall be the duty of the courts and law enforcement agencies of this state to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms within the borders of this state and to protect […]
Effective – 12 Jun 2021 1.450. Enforcement of federal laws that infringe on right to keep and bear arms prohibited. — No entity or person, including any public officer or employee of this state or any political subdivision of this state, shall have the authority to enforce or attempt to enforce any federal acts, laws, […]
Effective – 12 Jun 2021 1.460. Violations, liability and civil penalty — sovereign immunity not a defense. — 1. Any political subdivision or law enforcement agency that employs a law enforcement officer who acts knowingly, as defined under section 562.016, to violate the provisions of section 1.450 or otherwise knowingly deprives a citizen of Missouri […]
Effective – 12 Jun 2021 1.470. Employment of certain former federal employees prohibited, civil penalty — standing — no sovereign immunity. — 1. Any political subdivision or law enforcement agency that knowingly employs an individual acting or who previously acted as an official, agent, employee, or deputy of the government of the United States, or […]
Effective – 12 Jun 2021 1.480. Definitions — acts not deemed violation. — 1. For sections 1.410 to 1.485, the term “law-abiding citizen” shall mean a person who is not otherwise precluded under state law from possessing a firearm and shall not be construed to include anyone who is not legally present in the United […]
Effective – 12 Jun 2021 1.485. Severability clause. — If any provision of sections 1.410 to 1.485 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such determination shall not affect the provisions or applications of sections 1.410 to 1.485 that may be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and […]
