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This bill modifies Missouri's firearms laws by introducing several key provisions. First, it defines "assault weapons" as specific types of semi-automatic firearms with certain features like detachable magazines, pistol grips, folding stocks, and the capacity to accept more than ten rounds of ammunition. The bill prohibits manufacturing, importing, possessing, purchasing, selling, or transferring these assault weapons and large capacity magazines in Missouri, with exceptions for government officers, military personnel, peace officers, and individuals who legally possessed such weapons prior to the law's effective date. The bill also expands the definition of unlawful firearm possession to include individuals who have been committed to a state mental institution at sixteen years of age or older, in addition to existing restrictions for felons, fugitives, and those with mental incompetence. Additionally, the bill modifies the offense of transferring a concealable firearm by adding a reference to 18 U.S.C. Section 922(t), which relates to background check requirements. Violations of the assault weapons provisions would be classified as a class C felony.

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