The following words, when used in
this Article, shall have the meanings set out herein:
ANTIQUE, CURIO OR RELIC FIREARM
Any firearm so defined by the National Gun Control Act, 18
U.S.C. Title 26, Section 5845, and the United States Treasury/Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 27 CFR Section 178.11:
1.
Antique firearm is any firearm not
designed or redesigned for using rim fire or conventional center fire
ignition with fixed ammunition and manufactured in or before 1898,
said ammunition not being manufactured any longer; this includes any
matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock, percussion cap or similar type ignition
system, or replica thereof.
2.
Curio or relic firearm is any firearm
deriving value as a collectible weapon due to its unique design, ignition
system, operation or at least fifty (50) years old, associated with
a historical event, renown personage or major war.
BLACKJACK
Any instrument that is designed or adapted for the purpose
of stunning or inflicting physical injury by striking a person, and
which is readily capable of lethal use.
BLASTING AGENT
Any material or mixture, consisting of fuel and oxidizer
that is intended for blasting, but not otherwise defined as an explosive
under this Section, provided that the finished product, as mixed for
use of shipment, cannot be detonated by means of a numbered 8 test
blasting cap when unconfined.
CONCEALABLE FIREARM
Any firearm with a barrel less than sixteen (16) inches in
length, measured from the face of the bolt or standing breech.
DEFACE
To alter or destroy the manufacturer's or importer's serial
number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark.
DETONATOR
Any device containing a detonating charge that is used for
initiating detonation in an explosive, including but not limited to,
electric blasting caps of instantaneous and delay types, non-electric
blasting caps for use with safety fuse or shock tube and detonating
cord delay connectors.
EXPLOSIVE WEAPON
Any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas bomb or similar
device designed or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death, serious
physical injury or substantial property damage; or any device designed
or adapted for delivering or shooting such a weapon. For the purposes
of this Article, the term "explosive" shall mean any chemical compound
mixture or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function
by explosion, including but not limited to, dynamite and other high
explosives, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety
fuses, squibs, detonating cords, igniter cords, and igniters or blasting
agents.
FIREARM
Any weapon that is designed or adapted to expel a projectile
by the action of an explosive.
FIREARM SILENCER
Any instrument, attachment or appliance that is designed
or adapted to muffle the noise made by the firing of any firearm.
GAS GUN
Any gas ejection device, weapon, cartridge, container or
contrivance, other than a gas bomb, that is designed or adapted for
the purpose of ejecting any poison gas that will cause death or serious
physical injury, but not any device that ejects a repellent or temporary
incapacitating substance.
INTOXICATED
Substantially impaired mental or physical capacity resulting
from introduction of any substance into the body.
KNIFE
Any dagger, dirk, stiletto, or bladed hand instrument that
is readily capable of inflicting serious physical injury or death
by cutting or stabbing a person. For purposes of this Article, "knife"
does not include any ordinary pocketknife with no blade more than
four (4) inches in length.
KNUCKLES
Any instrument that consists of finger rings or guards made
of a hard substance that is designed or adapted for the purpose of
inflicting serious physical injury or death by striking a person with
a fist enclosed in the knuckles.
MACHINE GUN
Any firearm that is capable of firing more than one (1) shot
automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the
trigger.
PROJECTILE WEAPON
Any bow, crossbow, pellet gun, slingshot or other weapon
that is not a firearm, which is capable of expelling a projectile
that could inflict serious physical injury or death by striking or
piercing a person.
RIFLE
Any firearm designed or adapted to be fired from the shoulder
and to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge
to fire a projectile through a rifled bore by a single function of
the trigger.
SHORT BARREL
A barrel length of less than sixteen (16) inches for a rifle
and eighteen (18) inches for a shotgun, both measured from the face
of the bolt or standing breech, or an overall rifle or shotgun length
of less than twenty-six (26) inches.
SHOTGUN
Any firearm designed or adapted to be fired from the shoulder
and to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to
fire a number of shot or a single projectile through a smooth bore
barrel by a single function of the trigger.
SPRING GUN
Any fused, timed or non-manually controlled trap or device
designed or adapted to set off an explosion for the purpose of inflicting
serious physical injury or death.
SWITCHBLADE KNIFE
Any knife which has a blade that folds or closes into the
handle or sheath, and
1.
That opens automatically by pressure
applied to a button or other device located on the handle; or
2.
That opens or releases from the handle
or sheath by the force of gravity or by the application of centrifugal
force.
[Ord. No.
5759 § 1, 5-24-2012; Ord. No. 6598 § 1, 8-25-2016; Ord. No. 6701 § 1, 2-9-2017; Ord. No. 8010, 8-22-2024]
A. A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons, except as
otherwise provided by Sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo., if he/she
knowingly:
1.
Carries concealed upon or about his/her person a knife, a firearm, a blackjack or any other weapon readily capable of lethal use into any area where firearms are restricted under Section 571.107, RSMo., or Section
210.200 of the St. Peters City Code; or
3.
Discharges or shoots a firearm except in Hunting Heritage Protection Areas as defined in Section 252.243, RSMo., or as permitted in Section
405.500 of the St. Peters City Code; or
4.
Exhibits, in the presence of one (1) or more persons, any weapon
readily capable of lethal use in an angry or threatening manner; or
5.
Has a firearm or projectile weapon readily capable of lethal
use on his or her person, while he or she is intoxicated, and handles
or otherwise uses such firearm or projectile weapon in either a negligent
or unlawful manner or discharges such firearm or projectile weapon
unless acting in self-defense; or
6.
Discharges a firearm within one hundred (100) yards of any occupied
schoolhouse, courthouse, or church building; or
7.
Discharges or shoots a firearm at a mark, at any object, or
at random, on, along or across a public highway or roadway or discharges
or shoots a firearm into any outbuilding; or
8.
Carries a firearm or any other weapon readily capable of lethal
use into any church or place where people have assembled for worship,
or into any election precinct on any election day, or into any building
owned or occupied by any agency of the Federal Government, State Government,
or political subdivision thereof; or
9.
Discharges or shoots a firearm at or from a motor vehicle, as
defined in Section 301.010, RSMo., discharges or shoots a firearm
at any person, or at any other motor vehicle, or at any building or
habitable structure, unless the person was lawfully acting in self-defense;
or
10.
Carries a firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or any other
weapon readily capable of lethal use into any school, onto any school
bus, or onto the premises of any function or activity sponsored or
sanctioned by school officials or the district school board; or
11.
Possesses a firearm while also knowingly in possession of a
controlled substance that is sufficient for a felony violation of
Section 579.015, RSMo.; or
12.
Discharges or shoots a firearm into a dwelling house, a railroad
train, boat, aircraft, or motor vehicle as defined in Section 302.010,
RSMo., or nay building or structure used for the assembling of people.
B. Subparagraphs (1), (8), and (10) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall not apply to persons described in this Subsection, regardless of whether such uses are reasonably associated with or are necessary to the fulfillment of such person's official duties except as otherwise provided in this Subsection. Subparagraphs (4), (6), (7), (9), and (12) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall not apply to or affect any of the following persons, when such uses are reasonably associated with or are necessary to the fulfillment of such person's official duties, except as otherwise provided in this Subsection:
1.
All State, County and Municipal Peace Officers who have completed
the training required by the Police Officer Standards and Training
Commission pursuant to Sections 590.030 to 590.050, RSMo., and possessing
the duty and power of arrest for violation of the general criminal
laws of the State or for violation of ordinances of counties or municipalities
of the State, whether such officers are on or off duty, and whether
such officers are within or outside of the Law Enforcement Agency's
jurisdiction, or all qualified retired Peace Officers, as defined
in Subsection (12) of Section 571.030, RSMo., and who carry the identification
defined in Subsection (13) of Section 571.030, RSMo., or any person
summoned by such officers to assist in making arrests or preserving
the peace while actually engaged in assisting such officer;
2.
Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons, penitentiaries,
jails and other institutions for the detention of persons accused
or convicted of crime;
3.
Members of the Armed Forces or National Guard while performing
their official duty;
4.
Those persons vested by Article
V, Section 1, of the Constitution of Missouri with the judicial power of the State and those persons vested by Article III of the Constitution of the United States with the judicial power of the United States, the members of the Federal judiciary;
5.
Any person whose bona fide duty is to execute process, civil
or criminal;
6.
Any Federal probation officer or Federal flight deck officer
as defined under the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program, 49 U.S.C.
§ 44921, regardless of whether such officers are on duty,
or within the Law Enforcement Agency's jurisdiction;
7.
Any State probation or parole officer, including supervisors
and members of the Board of Probation and Parole;
8.
Any corporate security advisor meeting the definition and fulfilling
the requirements of the regulations established by the Department
of Public Safety under Section 590.750, RSMo.;
9.
Any coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner or assistant medical
examiner;
10.
Any municipal or County Prosecuting Attorney or Assistant Prosecuting Attorney; Circuit Attorney or Assistant Circuit Attorney; Municipal, Associate, or Circuit Judge; or any person appointed by a court to be a special prosecutor who has completed the firearms safety training course required under Subsection
2 of Section 571.111, RSMo.;
11.
Any member of a Fire Department or fire protection district
who is employed on a full-time basis as a fire investigator and who
has a valid concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August 28,
2013, or a valid concealed carry permit under Section 571.111, RSMo.,
when such uses are reasonably associated with or are necessary to
the fulfillment of such person's official duties; and
12.
Upon the written approval of the Governing Body of a Fire Department
or fire protection district, any paid Fire Department or fire protection
district member who is employed on a full-time basis and who has a
valid concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013,
or a valid concealed carry permit, when such uses are reasonably associated
with or are necessary to the fulfillment of such person's official
duties.
C. Subparagraphs (1), (5), (8), and (10) of Subsection
(A) of this Section do not apply when the actor is transporting such weapons in a non-functioning state or in an unloaded state when ammunition is not readily accessible or when such weapons are not readily accessible. Subparagraph (1) of Subsection
(A) of this Section does not apply to any person nineteen (19) years of age or older or eighteen (18) years of age or older and a member of the United States Armed Forces, or honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces, transporting a concealable firearm in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, so long as such concealable firearm is otherwise lawfully possessed, nor when the actor is also in possession of an exposed firearm or projectile weapon for the lawful pursuit of game, or is in his/her dwelling unit or upon premises over which the actor has possession, authority or control, or is traveling in a continuous journey peaceably through this State. Subparagraph (10) of Subsection
(A) of this Section does not apply if the firearm is otherwise lawfully possessed by a person while traversing school premises for the purposes of transporting a student to or from school, or possessed by an adult for the purposes of facilitation of a school-sanctioned firearm-related event or club event.
D. Subparagraphs (1), (8), and (10) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall not apply to any person who has a valid concealed carry permit issued pursuant to Sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo., a valid concealed carry endorsement issued before August 28, 2013, or a valid permit or endorsement to carry concealed firearms issued by another State or political subdivision of another State.
E. Subparagraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (12) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall not apply to persons who are engaged in a lawful act of defense pursuant to Section 563.031, RSMo.
F. Nothing in this Section shall make it unlawful for a student to actually
participate in school-sanctioned gun safety courses, student military
or ROTC courses, or other school-sponsored firearm-related events,
provided the student does not carry a firearm or other weapon readily
capable of lethal use into any school, onto any school bus, or onto
the premises of any other function or activity sponsored or sanctioned
by school officials or the district school board.
G. Any person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be subject to the general penalties set for in Section
100.060 of the City Code. However, any person who does not have a concealed carry permit or other similar endorsement and is convicted of a violation of this Section by carrying a concealed firearm onto any private property whose owner has posted the premises as being off-limits to concealed firearms by means of one (1) or more signs displayed in a conspicuous place of a minimum size of eleven (11) inches by fourteen (14) inches with the writing thereon in letters of not less than one (1) inch shall be punished in accordance with Section
210.200(B)(1).
A person commits the offense of defacing
a firearm if he/she knowingly defaces any firearm.
[Ord. No. 8010, 8-22-2024]
A. A person
commits the ordinance violation of unlawful open carrying of a firearm
if he or she knowingly openly carries or displays a firearm readily
capable of lethal use within the City of St. Peters unless such person
possess a valid Missouri concealed carry endorsement issued prior
to August 28, 2013, a valid Missouri concealed carry permit issued
pursuant to Sections 571.010 to 521.121, RSMo., or a valid concealed
carry endorsement or permit issued by another State or political subdivision
of another State that is recognized by the State and Missouri and
displays the concealed carry endorsement or permit upon demand of
a Law Enforcement Officer.
B. Subsection
(A) of this Section shall not apply to those individuals listed in Section 210.l75(A)(l) through (12).
C. Subsection
(A) of this Section shall not be construed to preclude the use of a firearm in accordance with Section 252.243, RSMo.
D. Any person who violates the provision of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall be punished by a fine of not less than thirty-five dollars ($35.00), consistent with the requirements of Section 21.750.3(2), RSMo.
[Ord. No.
5324 § 2, 1-14-2010; Ord. No. 6701 § 2, 2-9-2017; Ord.
No. 8010, 8-22-2024]
A. It shall be a violation of this Section, punishable as hereinafter
provided, for any person to carry any concealed firearm into:
1.
Any Police, Sheriff or Highway Patrol office or station without
the consent of the Chief Law Enforcement Officer in charge of that
office or station. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises
of the office or station shall not be a criminal offense so long as
the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the
vehicle is on the premises.
2.
Within twenty-five (25) feet of any polling place on any election
day. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the polling
place shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not
removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the
premises.
3.
The facility of any adult or juvenile detention or correctional
institution, prison or jail. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle
on the premises of any adult, juvenile detention or correctional institution,
prison or jail shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm
is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is
on the premises.
4.
Any courthouse solely occupied by the Circuit, Appellate or Supreme Court, or any courtrooms, administrative offices, libraries or other rooms of any such court whether or not such court solely occupies the building in question. This Subdivision shall also include, but not be limited to, any juvenile, family, drug or other court offices, any room or office wherein any of the courts or offices listed in this Subdivision are temporarily conducting any business within the jurisdiction of such courts or offices, and such other locations in such manner as may be specified by Supreme Court Rule pursuant to Subdivision (6) of this Subsection. Nothing in this Subdivision shall preclude those persons listed in Subsection
(B)(1) of Section
210.175 while within their jurisdiction and on duty, those persons listed in Subsections
(B)(2) and (3) of Section
210.175, or such other persons who serve in a law enforcement capacity for a court as may be specified by Supreme Court Rule pursuant to Subdivision (6) of this Subsection from carrying a concealed firearm within any of the areas described in this Subdivision. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of any of the areas listed in this Subdivision shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises.
5.
Any meeting of the Board of Aldermen. Possession of a firearm
in a vehicle on the premises shall not be a criminal offense so long
as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while
the vehicle is on the premises.
6.
Any building owned, leased or controlled by the City of St.
Peters identified by signs posted at the entrance to the building.
This Subsection shall not apply to any building used for public housing
by private persons, highways or rest areas, firing ranges, and private
dwellings owned, leased, or controlled by the City of St. Peters.
Persons violating this Subsection may be denied entrance to the building,
ordered to leave the building and, if employees of the City, be subjected
to disciplinary measures for violation.
7.
Any establishment licensed to dispense intoxicating liquor for
consumption on the premises, which portion is primarily devoted to
that purpose, without the consent of the owner or manager. The provisions
of this Subdivision shall not apply to the licensee of said establishment.
The provisions of this Subdivision shall not apply to any bona fide
restaurant open to the general public having dining facilities for
not less than fifty (50) persons and that receives at least fifty-one
percent (51%) of its gross annual income from the dining facilities
by the sale of food. This Subdivision does not prohibit the possession
of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the establishment and
shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed
from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises.
Nothing in this Subdivision authorizes any individual who has been
issued a concealed carry endorsement to possess any firearm while
intoxicated.
8.
Any area of an airport to which access is controlled by the
inspection of persons and property. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle
on the premises of the airport shall not be a violation so long as
the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the
vehicle is on the premises.
9.
Any place where the carrying of a firearm is prohibited by Federal
law.
10.
Any higher education institution or elementary or secondary
school facility without the consent of the Governing Body of the higher
education institution or a school official or the district school
board, unless the person with the concealed carry endorsement or permit
is a teacher or administrator of an elementary or secondary school
who has been designated by his or her school district as a school
protection officer and is carrying a firearm in a school within that
district, in which case no consent is required. Possession of a firearm
in a vehicle on the premises of any higher education institution or
elementary or secondary school facility shall not be a criminal offense
so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished
while the vehicle is on the premises.
11.
Any portion of a building used as a child-care facility without
the consent of the manager. Nothing in this Subsection shall prevent
the operator of a child-care facility in a family home from owning
or possessing a firearm or a concealed carry permit or endorsement.
12.
Any riverboat gambling operation accessible by the public without
the consent of the owner or manager pursuant to rules promulgated
by the Gaming Commission. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on
the premises of a riverboat gambling operation shall not be a criminal
offense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or
brandished while the vehicle is on the premises.
13.
Any gated area of an amusement park. Possession of a firearm
in a vehicle on the premises of the amusement park shall not be a
criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle
or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises.
14.
Any church or other place of religious worship without the consent
of the minister or person or persons representing the religious organization
that exercises control over the place of religious worship. Possession
of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall not be a criminal
offense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or
brandished while the vehicle is on the premises.
15.
Any private property whose owner has posted the premises as
being off-limits to concealed firearms by means of one (1) or more
signs displayed in a conspicuous place of a minimum size of eleven
(11) inches by fourteen (14) inches with the writing thereon in letters
of not less than one (1) inch. The owner, business or commercial lessee,
manager of a private business enterprise, or any other organization,
entity or person may prohibit persons holding a concealed carry permit
or endorsement from carrying concealed firearms on the premises and
may prohibit employees, not authorized by the employer, holding a
concealed carry permit or endorsement from carrying concealed firearms
on the property of the employer. If the building or the premises are
open to the public, the employer of the business enterprise shall
post signs on or about the premises if carrying a concealed firearm
is prohibited. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises
shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed
from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises.
An employer may prohibit employees or other persons holding a concealed
carry permit or endorsement from carrying a concealed firearm in vehicles
owned by the employer.
16.
Any sports arena or stadium with a seating capacity of five
thousand (5,000) or more. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on
the premises shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm
is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is
on the premises.
17.
Any hospital accessible by the public. Possession of a firearm
in a vehicle on the premises of a hospital shall not be a criminal
offense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or
brandished while the vehicle is on the premises.
B. Any person violating any of the provisions of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall be punished as follows:
1.
If the violator holds a concealed carry permit or endorsement
issued pursuant to State law, the violator may be subject to denial
to the premises or removal from the premises. If such person refuses
to leave the premises and a Peace Officer is summoned, such person
may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars
($100.00) for the first offense. If a second citation for a similar
violation occurs within a six (6) month period, such person shall
be fined an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00). If
a third citation for a similar violation is issued within one (1)
year of the first citation such person shall be fined an amount not
to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). Upon conviction of charges
arising from a citation issued pursuant to this Section, the court
shall notify the Sheriff of the County which issued the certificate
of qualification for a concealed carry permit or endorsement, or,
if the person is a holder of a concealed carry endorsement issued
prior to August 28, 2013, the court shall notify the Sheriff of the
County which issued the certificate of qualification for a concealed
carry permit or endorsement and the Department of Revenue.
2.
Employees of the City of St. Peters may, in addition to any
other punishment hereby, be subject to disciplinary action.
C. Any person issued a concealed carry permit pursuant to Sections 571.101
to 571.121, RSMo., or a concealed carry endorsement issued prior to
August 28, 2013, shall carry the concealed carry permit or endorsement
at all times the person is carrying a concealed firearm and shall
display the concealed carry permit and a State or Federal Government-issued
photo identification or the endorsement or permit upon the request
of any peace officer. It shall be a violation of this Subsection,
punishable by a citation for an amount not to exceed thirty-five dollars
($35.00), for any person issued a concealed carry endorsement pursuant
to State law to fail to carry the concealed carry endorsement at all
times the person is carrying a concealed firearm, or to fail to display
the concealed carry endorsement upon the request of any Peace Officer.
[Ord. No.
5917 § 1, 4-25-2013]
Any person within the limits of this City who shall discharge any BB gun which expels a projectile by means of a spring, air or any other means, paintball gun or air gun or shall shoot any pebble, bullet, slug, arrow or other substance by means of a sling, crossbow, rubber band or bow or any other means shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation unless the projectile is expelled at a facility authorized by the City in a public park or space or otherwise authorized in accordance with Chapter
405.
[R.O. 2007 § 210.180; CC 1979 § 20-17; Ord. No. 595 § 2, 7-14-1980; Ord.
No. 2011 § 1, 5-13-1993; Ord. No. 2141 §§ 1
— 2, 4-28-1994]
A. The term "air gun" as used in this Section
shall mean any small gun or rifle capable of discharging a leaden
or metallic bullet, or any pellet, by means of a spring or air pressure.
B. It shall be unlawful for any minor under
the age of eighteen (18) years to use or have in his/her possession
an air gun. Any Police Officer shall have the authority and it shall
be his/her duty to confiscate any air gun found in the possession
of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years.
C. It shall be unlawful for the parent or
guardian for any such minor in his/her charge or custody to knowingly
permit any such minor to use or have in his/her possession any air
gun.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to
sell, offer for sale, give away or distribute any air gun to any minor
under the age of eighteen (18) years.
E. Exceptions. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Section it shall be lawful for a person under eighteen (18)
years of age to possess and use an air gun in an event sanctioned
by the City of St. Peters as a part of a sporting event taking place
within the City limits of the City. Before sanctioning such events
the Board of Aldermen shall be satisfied that such an event will be
appropriately and carefully supervised by persons over eighteen (18)
years of age appropriately trained to supervise such events.
[R.O. 2007 § 210.200; Ord. No. 2330 §§ 1
— 3, 7-27-1995]
The City of St. Peters adopts and
will enforce this policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by
law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individual
engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations. The City also
prohibits the physical barring of any entrance or exit to a parcel
of land or structure and will enforce all applicable State laws regarding
same.
[R.O. 2007 § 210.205; Ord. No. 3014 § 1, 3-11-1999]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to focus, point or shine a laser beam directly or indirectly at or
on another person in such a manner as is intended to harass or annoy
or as may cause bodily harm to said person.