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Missouri

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Mo. Const. of 1820 art. XIII, § 3
(1820)
Declared that the right of the People to bear arms in defence of themselves and of the state shall not be questioned.
1909 Mo. Laws 356
(1909)
Municipal Corporations: Cities of the Second Class, § 8, pt. 61: To regulate the use and storage of explosives - To regulate, restrain and prevent the discharge of firearms, fireworks, rockets or other explosive materials and substances in the city and to regulate the keeping, storage and use of powder, dynamite, guns, guncotton, nitroglycerine, fireworks and other explosive materials and substances in the city, or within two miles of the limits thereof.
1905 Mo. Laws 161
(1905)
An Act Relating to the Preservation, Propagation and Protection of Game Animals, Birds and Fish, Creating the Office of Game and Fish Warden, Creating a Game Protection Fund, and Appropriating Money Therefrom, § 11: Any person who, in the pursuit of any wild duck, goose, brant, or other aquatic bird, upon the waters of this state, shall use any sneak boat, or any sail boat, or boat propelled by steam, naptha, electric or other engine or machinery, or any battery, swivel gun or punt gun, or who shall kill or attempt to kill or to pursue, while occupying or using any such boat, any wild geese, duck, brant, or other aquatic bird, or who shall construct or use for the purpose of hunting, upon the ice any fixed or artificial blind or ambush, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00.
1909 Mo. Laws 165
(1909)
Cities, Towns and Villages: Cities of the First Class, § 55, pt. 50 (L): To direct and prohibit the management of houses for the storing of gunpowder and other combustibles and dangerous materials within the city; to regulate the keeping and conveying the same; and the use of candles and other lights in stables and other like houses.
1907 Mo. Laws 229
(1907)
An Act to Amend Article 3, Chapter 15, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1899, Relating to Offenses Against Public and Private Property by Adding Two New Sections, to Be Known as Sections 1890a and 1890b, § 1: A person who with the intent to commit some crime, breaks and enters any building in the night time, and, for the purpose of committing any crime, uses or attempts to use nitro-glycerine, dynamite, gunpowder, or any other high explosive is guilty of burglary with explosives. § 1890b. Every person who shall be convicted by burglary with explosives, shall be punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than ten, nor more than twenty-five years.
The Supreme Court: On Carrying Concealed Weapons, in State Journal, Apr. 12, 1878
(1878)
Regulated conceal carrying where people may be assembled for educational, literary, or social purposes, or to any election precinct on any election day, or into any court room during the sitting of court, or into any other publica assemblage of persons met for other than militia drill or meetings called under the militia laws of the State, having concealed about his person any kind of fire arms, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slung shot, or other deadly weapon shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
1879 Mo. Laws 90
(1879)
An Act To Prohibit The Discharge Of Firearms In The Immediate Vicinity Of Any Courthouse, Church Or Building Used For School Or College Purposes, § 1: Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person in this State, except he be a sheriff or other officer, in the discharge of official duty to discharge or fire off any gun, pistol or fire-arms of any description in the immediate vicinity of any court house, church or building used for school or college purposes.
Mo. Rev. Stat. 854, ch. 47, § 3502 (1889)
(1889)
Prohibited the concealed carry of any deadly or dangerous weapon or any kind of fire-arms, Bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, or other deadly weapon into any church, or place where people have assembled for religious worship, or into any school room or place where people are assembled for educational, literary, or social purposes, or to any election precinct on election day, into any court-room during the sitting of court, or into any other public assemblage. Also prohibited the brandishing of any above weapons, or carrying above weapon while intoxicated. Also prohibited the transfer of the above weapons to any minor. Violators fined not less than fifty but no more than two hundred dollars, or imprisonment not less than five days but no more than six month.
1874 Mo. Laws 43
(1874)
An Act to prevent the carrying of concealed weapons § 1: Prohibited concealed carry of any fire-arms, Bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, or other deadly weapon in any church, place of religious worship, school-room, assembly for educational, literary, or social purpose, election precincts on election day, or court-room while court is in session.
1875 Mo. Laws 50-51
(1875)
An Act to prevent the carrying of weapons in public assemblies of the people, and to repeal "An Act to prevent the carrying of concealed weapons," approved March 26, 1874, § 1: Prohibited concealed carry of any fire-arms, Bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, or other deadly weapon in any church, place of religious worship, school-room, assembly for educational, literary, or social purpose, election precincts on election day, or court-room while court is in session, or into any other public assemblage of persons met for purposes other than militia drill or under militia law.
1883 Mo. Laws 76
(1883)
Prohibited carrying concealed deadly or dangerous weapons into any church, place of worship, school, educational institution, place of literary purposes, place of social purposes, election precinct, court, or other public assemblage other than militia purposes.
Mo. Rev. Stat 224, ch. 24, art. 2, § 1276 (1879)
(1879)
Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person in this state, except he be a sheriff or other officer in the discharge of official duty, to discharge or fire off any gun, pistol or fire arms of any description, in the immediate vicinity of any court house, church or building used for school or college purposes.§
1877 Mo. Laws 240
(1877)
An Act to preserve the public peace by preventing the display of knives and other deadly weapons in the presence of one or more persons, § 1: Prohibited the brandishing, in a rude angry, or threatening manner, any firearms, Bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, or other deadly weapon. Violators guilty of a misdemeanor, fined not less than ten but no more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding six months, or both.
Mo. Rev. Stat. 224, ch. 24, art. 2, §§ 1274-1278 (1879)
(1879)
If any person shall carry concealed, upon or about his person, any deadly or dangerous weapon, or shall go into any church or place where people have assembled for religious worship, or into any school room or place where people are assembled for educational, literary or social purposes, or to any election precinct, on any election day, or into any court room during the sitting of court, or into any other public assemblage of persons met for any lawful purpose, other than for militia drill or meetings called under the militia law of this state, having upon or about his person any kind of firearms, bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, or other deadly weapon, or shall, in the presence of one or more persons, exhibit any such weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner, or shall have or carry any such weapon upon or about his person when intoxicated or under the influence of intoxicating drinks, or shall, directly or indirectly, sell or deliver, loan or barter to any minor, any such weapon, without the consent of the parent or guardian of such minor, he shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Laws 1874, p. 43; laws 1875, p. 50, and laws 1877, p. 240,.amended.)
"Shot by a Trap Gun," The South Bend Tribune, Feb. 11, 1891
(1891)
Fined farmer $50 for setting a trap gun that killed his wife.
1840 Mo. Laws 193-94
(1840)
An Act To Incorporate The Rural Cemetery Association, § 7.: Any person who shall willfully . . . shoot or discharge any gun or other fire arms within the said limits, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace, or any other court of competent jurisdiction within the county of St. Louis, be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, according to the nature and aggravation of the offence[.]
Mo. Const. of 1875 art. II, § 17
(1875)
The right of no citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person, and property, or in aid of the civil power, when thereto legally summoned, shall be called into question. But nothing herein is intended to justify the practice of wearing concealed weapons.
Mo. Rev. Stat. 1752, ch. 107, art. 3, § 7457 (1899)
(1899)
No person, corporation or joint-stock company shall, on and after ten days after this article shall take effect, have retain or keep in his possession or under his or her control, nor sell, give away or in any manner or way dispose of dynamite, giant powder, nitro-glycerine or any explosive substance, except gunpowder and blasting powder for ordinary purposes, without first obtaining a permit authorizing the same from the clerk of the county court, or mayor of the city of St. Louis, in whichever county or city such applicant may desire to do such business, nor without first making and delivering the affidavit required by the next succeeding section of this article.]
1885 Mo. Laws 140
(1885)
An Act to amend an act entitled "an act to amend section 1274, article 2, chapter 24 of the revised statutes of Missouri, entitled 'of crimes and criminal procedure,'" § 1: Prohibited the concealed carry of any deadly or dangerous weapon into any church, or place where people have assembled for religious worship, or into any school room or place where people are assembled for educational, literary, or social purposes, or to any election precinct on any election day, or into any court room during the sitting of court, or into any other public assemblage for militia lawful purposes. Prohibited weapons include any firearm, Bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, or other deadly weapon.
Mo. Rev Stat 306, § 4 (1845)
(1844)
An Act To Restrain Intercourse With Indians, § 4: No person shall sell, exchange or give, to any Indian, any horse, mule, gun, blanket, or any other article or commodity whatever, unless such Indian shall be traveling through the state, and leave a written permit from the proper agent, or under the direction of such agent in proper person.
1877 Mo. Laws 306
(1877)
An Act To Provide for the Organization and Government of the Militia of the State of Missouri, Repealing All Other Acts and Parts of Acts Inconsistent with This Act, art. IV, § 3: A soldier who, unnecessarily or without orders from a superior officer, comes to any parade with his firearms loaded with ball, slug or shot, or shall so load the same while on duty, or unnecessarily or without orders from a superior officer, discharge the same, when going to or returning from or upon parade, shall forfeit not less than one nor more than five dollars.
1883 Mo. Laws 76
(1883)
An Act to Amend Section 1274, Article 2, Chapter 24 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, Entitled "Of Crimes And Criminal Procedure" § 1274: Prohibited the carrying of a concealed fire arms, Bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slungshot, or other deadly weapon to a church, school, election site, or other public setting or carrying in a threatening manner or while intoxicated. Punishable by fine of $25-200 and/or by imprisonment up to 6 months.
Mo. Rev. Stat. 312, § 2 (1835)
(1835)
An Act to Restrain Intercourse with Indians, § 2: If any person shall induce any Indian to come within this state for the purpose of trade, or otherwise than is hereinafter permitted, or shall purchase or receive of any Indian the way of trade or otherwise, a horse or gun, he shall be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
Mo. Rev. Stat. 414, §§ 2-3 (1835)
(1835)
An act concerning free negroes and mulattoes, §§ 2-3: Prohibited any "free negro or mulatto" from possessing or carrying any firelock, or weapon of any kind, or any ammunition without license from a Justice of the Peace.
1834 Mo. Laws 536-37
(1834)
An Act to Organize Govern and Discipline the Militia, ch. 423,§art.§11, pt. 5.: Every non-commissioned officer and private, appearing without being armed and equipped as the law directs, at any parade or rendezvous, shall be sentenced to pay the following fines, namely: For want of a sufficient sword and belt, if belonging to the artillery or light artillery, and for want of a sufficient musket with a steel rod, or rifle, if belonging to a company of light infantry, grenadiers, riflemen or infantry, one dollar

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