Missouri House Bill 294
Changes the laws regarding firearms, ammunition, and concealed carry endorsements!
“This act prohibits the sales tax on any firearms or ammunition from being levied at a higher rate than taxes on other goods or any other excise tax levied on sporting goods.
This act lowers the age at which a person can obtain a concealed carry endorsement from 23 to 21 years of age.
No political subdivisions may enact or enforce any order or ordinance that prohibits the use of pneumatic guns at shooting ranges, on other property where firearms may be discharged, or on private property with the permission of the owner when conducted with reasonable care to prevent a projectile from crossing the property’s boundary lines.
The Attorney General may establish a public web site that publishes the names of municipalities and counties that do not allow the open carry of firearms.”
Last Action: 5/11/2011 – Reported to the House with… (S) – SS#2 AS AMENDED
To see the bill’s history and get more information, check out the government page at:
http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB294
The original version that went to the senate would have lowered the CCW age to 18, but democrats from urban districts thought that such a low age would increase gun violence in Missouri. Hasn’t every democrat been educated that CCW holders must have finger prints on file, pass a firearms course, and not have a felony record! Shouldn’t that make people who carry firearms more responsible than most? To compromise, republicans pushed the age back to 21. – Yet an 18 year old can still defend our country with automatic weapons, tanks and jets; but they can’t carry a concealed handgun!
