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MO SB697

MO SB697
Adds provisions making it unlawful for certain persons to possess firearms


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Introduced
01/08/2020
In Committee
01/30/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/17/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT To repeal section 571.070, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the unlawful possession of firearms, with penalty provisions.

AI Summary

This bill repeals and replaces Section 571.070 of the Missouri Revised Statutes, making it unlawful for certain individuals to possess firearms. The key provisions include prohibiting possession of firearms by individuals who have been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, are fugitives from justice, are mentally incompetent, are illegally or unlawfully in the United States, or have renounced their U.S. citizenship. The bill also prohibits possession by individuals subject to certain court orders that restrain them from threatening or engaging in conduct that would cause reasonable fear of bodily injury to a petitioner or child. Unlawful possession of a firearm under this bill is a class D felony, with an exception for the possession of antique firearms.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee (on 01/30/2020)

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