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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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    St. Louis, Mo., Rev. Ordinances ch. 29, art. 11, § 3 (1881)
    (1881)
    Prohibited carry of any sling, cross bow and arrow, air gun, or other contrivance for ejecting, discharging or throwing any fragment, bolt, arrow, pellet, or other missile of stone, metal, wood, or other substance capable of inflicting injury or annoyance in any street, alley, walk, or park of the city of Saint Louis.
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    David H. MacAdam, Tower Grove Park of the City of Saint Louis, Rules and Regulations 117 (1883)
    (1883)
    § 4: All persons are forbidden . . . 4. To carry firearms or to throw stones or other missiles within it.§
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    Mo. Rev. Stat. 287, ch. 52, § 6605a16 (1923)
    (1923)
    Prohibited the carrying, while a passenger or operating a moving vehicle, of a revolver, gun or other firearm, or explosive, any Bowie knife, or other knife having a blade of more than two and one-half inches in length, any slingshot, brass knucks, billy, club or other dangerous weapon. Punishable by imprisonment of minimum 2 years.
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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.