HB 2455 -- Missouri Firearms Freedom Act

Sponsor:  Davis

This bill establishes the Missouri Firearms Freedom Act.  In its
main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Specifies that certain personal firearms, firearm
accessories, or ammunition manufactured in Missouri will not be
subject to federal law or regulation;

(2)  Exempts firearms made for multiple person use; machine guns;
firearms that use smokeless powder, not black powder, and have a
bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches; and
ammunition with a projectile that explodes using an explosion of
chemical energy after the projectile leaves the firearm from the
provisions of the bill and subjects them to federal regulation;

(3)  Requires firearms manufactured or sold in Missouri under the
provisions of the bill to bear the words "Made in Missouri"
clearly stamped on a central metallic part; and

(4)  Asserts the right of the State of Missouri to regulate the
intrastate use and acquisition of certain firearms pursuant to
the reserved powers of the state over intrastate commerce and the
Second Amendment right under the United States Constitution to
keep and bear arms.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:14 pm