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Missouri

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Missouri. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the territorial period through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, frontier, river trade (Missouri–Mississippi), railroad and manufacturing records, and oral histories tied to Missouri people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

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    Saint Louis, Mo., Municipal Code ch. 18, art. 2, § 1471 (1892)
    (1892)
    it shall not be lawful for any person to wear under his clothes, or concealed about his person, any pistol or revolver, colt, billy, slung shot, cross knuckles, or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, bowie knife, razor, dirk knife, dirk, dagger, or any knife resembling a bowie knife or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, within the City of Saint Louis, without written permission from the mayor
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    Charles S. Shepherd, The General Ordinances of the City of Saint Joseph 508 (1897)
    (1897)
    § 7: Prohibited the carrying of a concealed pistol or revolver, colt, billy, slungshot, cross knuckles or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, dirk, dagger, razor, Bowie knife, or any knife resembling a Bowie knife, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon.
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    The Revised Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Missouri, of 1984, at 58-59 (1894)
    (1894)
    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.
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    Columbia, Mo. Gen. Ordinances ch. 17, §§ 160-64 (1890)
    (1890)
    Chapter XVII: Carrying Concealed Weapons-Firing Guns, Pistols, Fire Crackers, Etc., May 22, 1890: Regulated discharge of firearms or other explosive compounds within Columbia city limits. Also regulated sensitive places while conceal carrying, including: Any church or assemblage of religious worship, any school, any assemblage for educational, literary, or social purpose, or any other public assemblage for any lawful purpose other than military, militia, or law enforcement purposes.
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    Bloomfield, Mo., Rev. Ordinances ch. 12, art. 3, § 52 (1898)
    (1898)
    Ch. 12, Art. 3, § 52: It shall be unlawful for any person in this city, except he be a police officer of this city or other officer in the discharge of his official duty, to discharge or fire off any gun, pistol or fire-arms of any description within the corporate limits of this city, and every person violating this section, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misde§meanor and punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, or by imprisonment in the city calaboose not exceed§ing twenty days."
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    Bloomfield, Mo., Rev. Ordinances ch. 12, art. 3, § 50 (1898)
    (1898)
    Sections 50–52 regulate weapons and firearms within the city. Carrying concealed deadly weapons, bringing weapons into churches, schools, elections, courts, or public gatherings, displaying them threateningly, carrying them while intoxicated, or providing them to minors without parental consent is prohibited. Violations may result in fines of $50–$200, imprisonment for 5 days to 6 months, or both. Exceptions apply to law enforcement, certain officials, peaceful travelers, and people with legitimate self-defense needs. Discharging firearms within city limits is also prohibited except by officers performing official duties, with penalties of $5–$20 or up to 20 days in jail.
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    "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.
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    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.]