SCS HCS HB 2034 -- WEAPONS

This bill changes the laws regarding weapons.  In its main
provisions, the bill:

(1)  Expands the criminal liability immunity for owners of
firearm ranges to include authorized users of the ranges and
immunity from any civil liability for actions arising out of the
use of the firearm range;

(2)  Specifies that all owners and authorized users of existing
hunting preserves or areas that are designated as hunting
preserves will be immune from any criminal and civil liability
arising out of or as a consequence of noise or sound emission
resulting from the normal use of the hunting preserve and the
preserves will not be subject to an action for public or private
nuisance or trespass.  No firearm range or hunting preserve will
be immune from civil liability for compensatory damage arising
from physical injury to another person, tangible personal
property, or fixtures or structures placed on real property;

(3)  Specifies that a landowner who invites or allows any person
to use the property for recreational purposes without charge
confers upon the person the legal status of trespasser and does
not assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury
to any person or property caused by an act or omission of the
person while engaged in recreational activities without the
failure to exercise just ordinary care;

(4)  Defines "blasting agent" and "detonator" as they relate to
an offense regarding weapons;

(5)  Creates the crime of unlawful refusal to transfer a firearm
when a person denies the sale of a firearm to a non-licensee
solely on the basis that the non-licensee purchased a firearm
that was later the subject of a trace request by law enforcement.
Anyone violating this provision will be guilty of a class A
misdemeanor;

(6)  Specifies that no person may possess, manufacture,
transport, repair, or sell a firearm silencer as a curio,
ornament, or keepsake unless he or she is an importer,
manufacturer, dealer, or collector licensed by federal law;

(7)  Specifies that a person may be guilty of unlawful possession
of a firearm if he or she knowingly has any firearm in his or her
possession and has previously been convicted of a felony in this
state or a crime in any other state that would be a felony in
this state;

(8)  Creates the crime of unlawful possession of an explosive
weapon when a person possesses any explosive weapon and has pled
guilty to or has been convicted of a dangerous felony, has
attempted to commit a dangerous felony, has committed a crime in
any other state which would be a dangerous felony in this state,
has been imprisoned in this state or elsewhere during the
five-year period immediately preceding the date of the
possession, is a fugitive from justice, is habitually in an
intoxicated or drugged condition, or is currently adjudged
mentally incompetent.  Anyone violating this provision will be
guilty of a class C felony;

(9)  Closes any records of permits to obtain concealable firearms
retained by any sheriff prior to August 28, 2007, unless mandated
by a court order relating to a criminal investigation; and

(10)  Removes the requirement that a person must reside in the
state for a period of six months prior to applying for a
concealed carry endorsement.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm