Bevier, Mo., Rev. Ordinances ch. 21, art. 1, §§ 329-330 (1903)
| dc.coverage.spatial | Missouri - Bevier | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T02:28:20Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T14:35:03Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T02:46:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1910 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ch. 21, Art. 1, §§ 329-330: Ordinances that prohibit carrying concealed weapons, bringing weapons to certain places, and selling weapons to minors: 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 fire-arms, 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 ten nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the city jail not less than five days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (§ 16, Ord. 109.) | |
| dc.description.exceptions | Peace officers; Defense | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Sec. 329, Carrying Deadly Weapons, Etc.— 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 fire-arms, 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 ten nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the city jail not less than five days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (§ 16, Ord. 109.) Sec. 330. Above Section Not to Apply to Certain Officers.—The next preceding section shall not apply to police officers, nor to any officer or person whose duty it is to execute process or warrants, or to suppress breaches of the peace, or make arrests, nor to persons moving or traveling peaceably through the state, and it shall be a good defense to the charge of carrying such weapon, if the defendant shall show that he has been threatened with great bodily harm, or had good reason to carry the same in the necessary defense of his person, home or property. (17, Ord. 109.) | |
| dc.description.summary | Section 329 prohibited carrying concealed deadly weapons and carrying firearms or other specified weapons into churches, schools, elections, courtrooms, and other public assemblies, as well as brandishing weapons threateningly, carrying them while intoxicated, or transferring them to minors without parental consent. Violations were punishable by fines, imprisonment, or both. Section 330 exempted law enforcement and certain public officers, travelers passing peacefully through the state, and individuals who could show they carried a weapon because of a credible threat or for the necessary defense of themselves, their home, or their property. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4454 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | https://perma.cc/3LDP-P9U7 | |
| dc.subject | BRANDISHING | |
| dc.subject | CARRY - CONCEALED | |
| dc.subject | SENSITIVE PLACES | |
| dc.subject | TRANSFER - MINORS | |
| dc.title | Bevier, Mo., Rev. Ordinances ch. 21, art. 1, §§ 329-330 (1903) |