Mo. Rev. Stat 224, ch. 24, art. 2, § 1276 (1879)
Abstract
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.§
Summary
This statute prohibited the discharge of firearms in the immediate vicinity of courthouses, churches, and school or college buildings. The restriction did not apply to sheriffs or other officers firing weapons in the performance of their official duties.
Law Text
Sec. 1276. Fire arms not to be discharged near court house.—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. (Laws 1879, p. 90, § 1.)
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