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Constructive January i, 2017, Missouri allows individuals to carry concealed firearms in most locations without first obtaining a permit. In 2016, Missouri legislators overrode the governor'southward veto to enact SB 656, which repealed a state constabulary that used to more often than not prohibit individuals without a allow from carrying concealed firearms.i Starting Jan 1, 2017, the new constabulary allows individuals without a concealed carry permit to bear curtained firearms throughout the country, except that they may not bring concealed firearms:

  • Into specified locations where concealed carry by permit-holders was formerly prohibited under state law;ii
  • Into a church or place where people have assembled for worship, or into any election precinct on any ballot twenty-four hour period, or into any building owned or occupied past whatsoever agency of the federal government, state authorities, or political subdivision thereof;3 or
  • Onto any school bus, or onto the premises of whatever function or activity sponsored or sanctioned past school officials or the commune schoolhouse board.iv

However, individuals do not violate Missouri constabulary even if they bear a concealed firearm into one of the locations specified as being prohibited if:

  • The firearm is not readily attainable;
  • In addition to the concealed firearm, the person is in possession of an exposed firearm for the lawful pursuit of game; or
  • The person is in premises over which he or she has possession, authorization or control.v

For more information on the specific places where curtained conduct is prohibited in Missouri, fifty-fifty after the enactment of SB 656, delight come across our page on Other Location Restrictions in Missouri.

Although information technology fabricated "permitless" curtained comport lawful in most locations in Missouri, SB 656 still kept in identify Missouri's curtained carry permitting system, and made certain revisions to that organization to make it easier to obtain a let for a longer period of time. Fifty-fifty though a permit is now not needed to deport curtained firearms in most places within the state, individuals may still wish to obtain a Missouri concealed carry permit, because holders of Missouri permits are allowed to acquit concealed weapons in some other states that recognize Missouri's permits.

For those who seek concealed weapons permits for that purpose, Missouri is a "shall outcome" state, significant that a county or urban center sheriff, or his or her designee, must issue a curtained behave permit if the applicant meets certain qualifications.6 The sheriff must upshot a curtained carry permit if the applicant:seven

  • Is at least age 19, or is at least 18 and a member of the United states of america Armed Forces or honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces;8
  • Is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
  • Is either:
    • A resident of Missouri; or
    • A member of the armed forces stationed in Missouri, or the spouse of such military member;
  • Has non pled guilty to or entered a plea of nolo contendere (no contest) or been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year nether the laws of any land or of the United States, other than a law-breaking classified as a misdemeanor punishable by a term of imprisonment of two years or less that does non involve an explosive weapon, firearm, firearm silencer or gas gun;
  • Has not been convicted of, pled guilty to or entered a plea of nolo contendere (no competition) to ane or more than misdemeanor offenses involving crimes of violence during the immediately preceding five-twelvemonth menses, or has not been bedevilled of ii or more than misdemeanor offenses involving driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or the possession or corruption of a controlled substance during the immediately preceding 5-year period;
  • Is non a fugitive from justice or currently charged in an information or indictment with the committee of a criminal offense punishable past imprisonment for a term exceeding one year under the laws of any land of the United States, other than a law-breaking classified as a misdemeanor punishable by a term of imprisonment of ii years or less that does not involve an explosive weapon, firearm, firearm silencer, or gas gun;
  • Has not been discharged under dishonorable atmospheric condition from the U.South. Armed Forces;
  • Has not engaged in a design of behavior, documented in public records, that causes the sheriff to take a reasonable belief that the applicant presents a danger to himself, herself, or others;
  • Is not adjudged mentally incompetent at the time of application or for v years prior to application, or has non been committed to a mental health facility or a like institution located in another state following a hearing at which the bidder was represented past counsel or a representative; and
  • Is not the respondent of a valid "full order of protection" that is nonetheless in effect.9

If the awarding is approved, the sheriff shall effect a concealed carry permit to the applicant within three working days after his or her approval of the application.10

Missouri'southward standard curtained bear let is valid for 5 years.eleven However, following the enactment of SB 656, Missouri too requires the sheriff to issue "lifetime" concealed carry permits (valid for the lifetime of the let-holder) and "extended" concealed carry permits (valid for 10 or 25 years) to applicants who request these types of permits and who meet the qualifications for a v-year permit, just are as well residents of the country of Missouri.12 Missouri does not require applicants for its v-year permit to exist residents of Missouri if the applicant or applicant's spouse is a member of the armed forces.thirteen

Firearm Safety Training

Applicants for a standard, extended, or lifetime curtained bear let are required to demonstrate knowledge of firearms safety preparation.xiv In 2016, Missouri loosened its requirements for firearms safety training past allowing permit applicants to satisfy some safety training requirements by taking a "regular or online class on firearm safety conducted by an instructor certified by the National Rifle Association that is at least one 60 minutes in length."15 Applicants who complete a one-hour NRA class must withal complete a separate course taught by a qualified prophylactic instructor, just do non demand to spend a particular number of hours in such a course.16 The actress grade that is required in addition to the NRA form must include instruction on:

  • Handgun safety techniques in the classroom, at home, on the firing range and while conveying the firearm;
  • Missouri's requirements for obtaining a concealed carry allow from the sheriff of the individual'south county of residence;
  • Missouri's laws relating to firearms;
  • Missouri'southward laws relating to the justifiable use of forcefulness;17
  • A live firing exercise of sufficient duration for each bidder to fire either a revolver or a semiautomatic pistol, from a continuing position or its equivalent, a minimum of 20 rounds from the handgun at a altitude of seven yards from a B-27 silhouette target or an equivalent target; and
  • A live burn down test administered to the applicant while the teacher is present of xx rounds from either handgun from a continuing position or its equivalent at a distance from a B-27 silhouette target, or an equivalent target, of seven yards.18

Applicants for all types of concealed bear permits who do not complete an NRA course must accept and pass a firearms rubber course of at least eight hours in length that includes educational activity on all of the above topics, plus:

  • The basic principles of marksmanship;
  • Care and cleaning of concealable firearms; and
  • Safe storage of firearms at home.xix

The qualified firearms safety instructor shall affirm that the applicant received this instruction and successfully met all requirements on the certificate of firearms safety training course completion.twenty

A qualified firearms condom instructor must not give a passing grade to any applicant who: one) Does non follow the orders of the instructor or cognizant range officer; 2) Handles a firearm in a manner that, in the judgment of the instructor, poses a danger to the applicant or to others; or 3) During the live fire testing portion of the course, fails to hit the silhouette portion of the targets with at least 15 rounds.21

Instructors are required to: i) Make the applicant'due south grade records available upon request to the sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides; 2) Maintain all class records on students for a period of no less than 4 years from class completion date; and 3) Not have more than 40 students per certified instructor in the classroom portion of the form, or more than v students per range officer engaged in range firing.22

An bidder satisfies the firearms condom training requirement if he or she:

  • Submits a photocopy of a certificate of firearms safety training course completion that is signed by a qualified firearms safety instructor;
  • Submits a photocopy of a document that shows the applicant completed a firearms safety course given by or under the supervision of any state, county, municipal, or federal law enforcement agency;
  • Is a qualified firearms safety instructor;
  • Submits proof that he or she currently holds any blazon of valid peace officer license valid under country constabulary;
  • Submits proof that the bidder is currently allowed to carry firearms in accordance with land certification requirements; or
  • Submits proof that he or she is currently certified as any form of corrections officeholder past the Missouri department of corrections and has passed at least one 8-hr firearms grooming form, canonical past the director of the Missouri department of corrections that includes teaching on the justifiable use of force.23

An bidder must submit an affidavit attesting that he or she has complied with these curtained carry safety training requirements.24

Duration & Renewal

A standard concealed comport permit is valid for v years from the concluding mean solar day of the month in which the permit was issued or renewed.25 A concealed behave "endorsement" issued prior to August 28, 2013, shall continue from the date of issuance or renewal until three years from the last day of the month in which the endorsement was issued or renewed to authorize the conveying of a concealed firearm on or well-nigh the bidder'due south person or inside a vehicle in the same manner as a curtained bear permit issued on or afterward Baronial 28, 2013.26

A "lifetime" concealed carry permit (available on request to applicants who meet the criteria for a standard permit, simply are besides Missouri residents) is valid for the lifetime of the permit-holder.27

An "extended" concealed carry allow (available on request to applicants who run into the criteria for a standard permit, but are too Missouri residents) is valid for 10 or 25 years.28

Disclosure or Use of Information

Information regarding any holder of a concealed bear permit, or a concealed behave endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, is a closed record.29 Closed records are inaccessible to the full general public.thirty

A sheriff is required to keep a record of all applications for a concealed carry permit or a provisional let and of his or her activity on such applications.31 The sheriff is required to study the issuance of all concealed acquit permits or provisional permits to the concealed carry allow organization, but an applicant'southward status equally a holder of a concealed carry permit, conditional permit, or a curtained deport endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, is not public information and must be considered personal protected data.32

Reciprocity

A valid concealed carry endorsement or permit issued past some other land authorizes the permittee or endorsee to carry a concealed firearm on or nearly his or her person or vehicle throughout Missouri.33 However, these provisions do not permit the carrying of a concealed firearm in certain specified locations. See the Missouri Other Location Restrictions section.

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  1. Meet 2016 Mo. S.B. 656, vetoed by the Governor on June 27, 2016, veto overriden on September 14, 2016.[↩]
  2. Encounter Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.030.one(one) (making it an offense to carry "curtained upon or most his or her person a knife, a firearm, a blackjack or any other weapon readily capable of lethal use, but only when carried "into any area where firearms are restricted nether section 571.107); Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.107.1 (listing 17 restricted locations).[↩]
  3. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.030.ane(8).[↩]
  4. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.030.1(x).[↩]
  5. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.030.3.[↩]
  6. Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 571.101.ii, 571.101.7.[↩]
  7. Id. [↩]
  8. In 2011, Missouri lowered the minimum historic period for a concealed carry permit from 23 to 21, and in 2014, Missouri lowered the minimum historic period again to 19[↩]
  9. A "total order of protection" is an order of protection issued after a hearing on the record where the respondent has received find of the proceedings and has had an opportunity to be heard. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 455.010.[↩]
  10. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.101.vii.[↩]
  11. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.101. 1.[↩]
  12. 2016 Mo. Southward.B. 656, creating Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 571.205. 1.[↩]
  13. 2016 Mo. South.B. 656, Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 571.205. 3.[↩]
  14. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.111.1; 2016 Mo. S.B. 656, creating 571.205.v.[↩]
  15. 2016 Mo. S.B. 656, creating Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 571.111.3.[↩]
  16. Come across id. [↩]
  17. See Mo. Rev. Stat. Ch. 563, Defense force to Justification.[↩]
  18. 2016 Mo. S.B. 656, creating Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 571.111.3, 571.111.2.[↩]
  19. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.111.2.[↩]
  20. Id. [↩]
  21. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.111.3.[↩]
  22. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.111.four.[↩]
  23. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.111.ane.[↩]
  24. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.101.two(ix).[↩]
  25. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.101.1; run into likewise 2016 Mo. Due south.B. 656, creating Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 302.181.7, 571.101.seven.[↩]
  26. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.101.ane.[↩]
  27. 2016 Mo. S.B. 656, creating Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.205.1.[↩]
  28. 2016 Mo. S.B. 656, creating Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 571.205.1.[↩]
  29. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.101.10; 2016 Mo. South.B. 656, creating § 571.205.11.[↩]
  30. See Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.120. Closed records are available to law enforcement agencies for issuance or renewal of a permit to possess a firearm. Id. [↩]
  31. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.101.9(i); 2016 Mo. Southward.B. 656, creating Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.205.10(one).[↩]
  32. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.101.9(ii); 2016 Mo. S.B. 656, creating Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.205.10(2).[↩]
  33. Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 571.030.4, 571.107.1.[↩]