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This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment for Missouri that would modify the state's existing right to bear arms provisions. Specifically, the resolution would allow counties, St. Louis, and Kansas City to create local ordinances regulating firearm possession, carrying, and transfer, despite existing state laws. These local ordinances would be subject to several key restrictions: they can charge permit fees only to cover administrative costs, must be valid for no more than five years, must recognize firearm permits from other counties, and must provide exemptions for law enforcement officers, judges, and certain professional security and government employees. The ordinances could impose penalties up to $1,000 in fines or one year in county jail, and would permit law enforcement to seize firearms from individuals legally ineligible to possess them. The proposed amendment would be submitted to Missouri voters at the general election in November 2026 or at a special election called by the governor, and would align local firearm regulations with the Second Amendment and federal law.

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