[RSMo. §571.010; Ord. No. 12192016C § X, 12-19-2016]
As used in this Chapter the following words shall have the meanings
set out below:
ANTIQUE, CURIO OR RELIC FIREARM
Any firearm so defined by the National Gun Control Act, 18
U.S.C. Title 26 § 5845, and the United States Treasury/Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 27 CFR 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 included 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 eight
(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 any explosive, including, but not limited
to, electric blasting caps of instantaneous 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.
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 repellant 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 Chapter, "knife"
does not include any ordinary pocket knife 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.
[RSMo. §571.020; Ord. No. 12192016C § XI, 12-19-2016]
A. A person commits an offense if such person knowingly possesses, manufactures,
transports, repairs or sells:
2.
An explosive, incendiary or poison substance or material with
the purpose to possess, manufacture or sell an explosive weapon;
4.
A bullet or projectile which explodes or detonates upon impact
because of an independent explosive charge after having been shot
from a firearm;
6.
Any of the following in violation of Federal law:
b.
A short-barreled rifle or shotgun;
B. A person does not commit an offense pursuant to this Section if his/her conduct involved any of the items in Subsection
(A)(1) through
(5), the item was possessed in conformity with any applicable Federal law, and the conduct:
1.
Was incident to the performance of official duty by the Armed
Forces, National Guard, a governmental law enforcement agency or a
penal institution; or
2.
Was incident to engaging in a lawful commercial or business
transaction with an organization enumerated in Subparagraph (1) of
this Subsection; or
3.
Was incident to using an explosive weapon in a manner reasonably
related to a lawful industrial or commercial enterprise; or
4.
Was incident to displaying the weapon in a public museum or
exhibition; or
5.
Was incident to using the weapon in a manner reasonably related
to a lawful dramatic performance.
[RSMo. §571.030; Ord.
No. 62094B §§1 — 2, 6-20-1994; Ord. No. 012009, 1-20-2009; Ord. No. 020210B §1, 2-2-2010; Ord. No. 041811 §I, 4-18-2011; Ord. No. 05062013A §I, 5-6-2013; Ord. No. 12052016 § IX, 12-5-2016; Ord. No. 02212017 § II, 2-21-2017]
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 or
she knowingly:
1.
Carries concealed upon or about his or 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
3.
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 any building or structure used for the assembling of people;
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 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.
B. Subdivisions (1), (8), and (10) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall not apply to the 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. Subdivisions (3), (4), (6), (7), and (9) 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 who possess 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 this Section, and who carry the identification defined in Subsection (13) of this Section, 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.
Section 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. Subdivisions (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. Subdivision (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 or 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. Subdivision (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. Subdivisions (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. Subdivisions (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10) 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. Notwithstanding
any provision of this Section to the contrary, the State shall not
prohibit any State employee from having a firearm in the employee's
vehicle on the State's property provided that the vehicle is locked
and the firearm is not visible. This Subsection shall only apply to
the State as an employer when the State employee's vehicle is on property
owned or leased by the State and the State employee is conducting
activities within the scope of his or her employment. For the purposes
of this Subsection, "State employee" means an employee of the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch of the government of the State of
Missouri.
G. 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 or club-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.
H. A person who commits the crime of unlawful use of weapons under:
1.
Subdivision (2), (3), (4), or (11) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class E felony;
2.
Subdivision (1), (6), (7), or (8) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, except when a concealed weapon is carried 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, in which case the penalties of Subsection (2) of Section 571.107, RSMo., shall apply;
3.
Subdivision (5) or (10) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the firearm is unloaded and a Class E felony if the firearm is loaded;
4.
Subdivision (9) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class B felony, except that if the violation of Subdivision (9) of Subsection
(1) of this Section results in injury or death to another person, it is a Class A felony.
I. Violations of Subdivision (9) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall be punished as follows:
1.
For the first violation a person shall be sentenced to the maximum
authorized term of imprisonment for a Class B felony;
2.
For any violation by a prior offender as defined in Section
558.016, RSMo., a person shall be sentenced to the maximum authorized
term of imprisonment for a Class B felony without the possibility
of parole, probation or conditional release for a term of ten (10)
years;
3.
For any violation by a persistent offender as defined in Section
558.016, RSMo., a person shall be sentenced to the maximum authorized
term of imprisonment for a Class B felony without the possibility
of parole, probation, or conditional release;
4.
For any violation which results in injury or death to another
person, a person shall be sentenced to an authorized disposition for
a Class A felony.
J. Any person knowingly aiding or abetting any other person in the violation of Subdivision (9) of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall be subject to the same penalty as that prescribed by this Section for violations by other persons.
K. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a felony violation of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall receive a suspended imposition of sentence if such person has previously received a suspended imposition of sentence for any other firearms- or weapons-related felony offense.
L. As used in this Section "qualified retired peace officer" means an
individual who:
1.
Retired in good standing from service with a public agency as
a peace officer, other than for reasons of mental instability;
2.
Before such retirement, was authorized by law to engage in or
supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution
of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law,
and had statutory powers of arrest;
3.
Before such retirement, was regularly employed as a peace officer
for an aggregate of fifteen (15) years or more, or retired from service
with such agency, after completing any applicable probationary period
of such service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined
by such agency;
4.
Has a non-forfeitable right to benefits under the retirement
plan of the agency if such a plan is available;
5.
During the most recent twelve-month period, has met, at the
expense of the individual, the standards for training and qualification
for active peace officers to carry firearms;
6.
Is not under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating
or hallucinatory drug or substance; and
7.
Is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a firearm.
M. The identification required by Subdivision (1) of Subsection
(B) of this Section is:
1.
A photographic identification issued by the agency from which
the individual retired from service as a peace officer that indicates
that the individual has, not less recently than one (1) year before
the date the individual is carrying the concealed firearm, been tested
or otherwise found by the agency to meet the standards established
by the agency for training and qualification for active peace officers
to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm; or
2.
A photographic identification issued by the agency from which
the individual retired from service as a peace officer; and
3.
A certification issued by the State in which the individual
resides that indicates that the individual has, not less recently
than one (1) year before the date the individual is carrying the concealed
firearm, been tested or otherwise found by the State to meet the standards
established by the State for training and qualification for active
peace officers to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed
firearm.
[Ord. No. 041811 §II, 4-18-2011]
A. A concealed
carry endorsement issued pursuant to Sections 571.101 to 571.121,
RSMo., or a concealed carry endorsement or permit issued by another
State or political subdivision of another State shall authorize the
person in whose name the permit or endorsement is issued to carry
concealed firearms on or about his or her person or vehicle throughout
the State. No driver's license or non-driver's license containing
a concealed carry endorsement issued pursuant to Sections 571.101
to 571.121, RSMo., or a concealed carry endorsement or permit issued
by another State or political subdivision of another State shall authorize
any person to carry concealed firearms 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 Subdivision (1) of Subsection 2 of
Section 571.030, RSMo., while within their jurisdiction and on duty,
those persons listed in Subdivisions (2), (4) and (10) of Subsection
2 of Section 571.030, RSMo., 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 Governing Body of a unit of local government,
except that nothing in this Subdivision shall preclude a member of
the body holding a valid concealed carry endorsement from carrying
a concealed firearm at a meeting of the body which he or she is a
member. 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. Firearms in City buildings.
a. No person, including a person who has been issued a concealed carry
endorsement by the Missouri Director of Revenue under Sections 571.101
— 571.121, RSMo., or who has been issued a valid permit or endorsement
to carry concealed firearms issued by another State or political subdivision
of another State shall, by authority of that endorsement or permit,
be allowed to carry a concealed firearm or to openly carry a firearm
in any building or portion of a building owned, leased or controlled
by the City.
b. Signs shall be posted at each entrance of a building entirely owned,
leased or controlled by the City stating that carrying of firearms
is prohibited. Where the City owns, leases or controls only a portion
of the building, signs shall be posted at each entrance to that portion
of the building stating that carrying of firearms is prohibited.
c. This Section shall not apply to buildings used for public housing
by private persons; highways or rest areas; firing ranges; private
dwellings owned, leased or controlled by the City; and/or buildings
(or portions thereof) leased by private persons or entities.
d. Any person violating this Section may be denied entrance to the building
or ordered to leave the building. Any City employee violating this
Section may be disciplined.
e. No person who has been issued a certificate of qualification which
allows the person to carry a concealed firearm before the Director
of Revenue begins issuing concealed carry endorsements in July, 2004,
shall, by authority of that certificate, be allowed to carry a concealed
firearm or to openly carry a firearm in any building or portion of
a building owned, leased or controlled by the City.
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 have in their possession 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 criminal offense 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. 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 Subdivision shall prevent
the operator of a child care facility in a family home from owning
or possessing a firearm or a driver's license or non-driver's license
containing a concealed carry 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 endorsement
from carrying concealed firearms on the premises and may prohibit
employees, not authorized by the employer, holding a concealed carry
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 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. Carrying of a concealed firearm in a location specified in Subdivisions (1) — (5) and (7) and (17) of Subsection
(A) of this Section by any individual who holds a concealed carry endorsement issued pursuant to Sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo., shall not be a criminal act but may subject the person 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 (1st) offense. If a second (2nd) 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) and his or her endorsement to carry concealed firearms shall be suspended for a period of one (1) year. If a third (3rd) citation for a similar violation is issued within one (1) year of the first (1st) citation, such person shall be fined an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) and shall have his or her concealed carry endorsement revoked and such person shall not be eligible for a concealed carry endorsement for a period of three (3) years. Upon conviction of charges arising from a citation issued pursuant to this Subsection, the court shall notify the Sheriff of the County which issued the certificate of qualification for a concealed carry endorsement and the Department of Revenue. The Sheriff shall suspend or revoke the certificate of qualification for a concealed carry endorsement and the Department of Revenue shall issue a notice of such suspension or revocation of the concealed carry endorsement and take action to remove the concealed carry endorsement from the individual's driving record.