[Ord. No. 1597, § 1, 4-21-1994; Ord. No. 1960 § 1, 3-4-2004]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated herein:
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:
ANTIQUE FIREARMAny 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.
CURIO OR RELIC FIREARMAny 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.
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.
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.
[Ord. No. 2382 § 2, 1-5-2017]
Any firearm with a barrel less than sixteen (16) inches in
length, measured from the face of the bolt or standing breech.
To alter or destroy the manufacturer's or importer's serial
number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark.
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.
[Ord. No. 2382 § 2, 1-5-2017]
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.
Any weapon that is designed or adapted to expel a projectile
by the action of an explosive.
Any instrument, attachment, or appliance that is designed
or adapted to muffle the noise made by the firing of any firearm.
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.
Substantially impaired mental or physical capacity resulting
from the introduction of any substance into the body.
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 purpose of this chapter, "knife"
does not include any ordinary pocketknife with no blade more than
four (4) inches in length.
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.
Any firearm that is capable of firing more than one (1) shot
automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the
trigger.
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.
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.
A barrel length of less than sixteen (16) inches for a rifle
and eighteen (18) inches for a shotgun, or an overall rifle or shotgun
length of less than twenty-six (26) inches.
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.
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.
Any knife which has a blade that folds or closes into the
handle or sheath, and:
[Ord. No. 1960 § 2, 3-4-2004; Ord. No. 2382 § 2, 1-5-2017]
(a)
A person commits an offense if such person knowingly possesses, manufactures,
transports, repairs, or sells:
(1)
An explosive weapon;
(2)
An explosive, incendiary or poison substance or material with
the purpose to possess, manufacture or sell an explosive weapon;
(3)
A gas gun;
(4)
A bullet or projectile which explodes or detonates upon impact
because of an independent explosive charge after having been shot
from a firearm;
(5)
Knuckles; or
(b)
A person does not commit an offense under this Section if his or her conduct involved any of the items in Subdivisions (1) to (5) of Subsection (a), the item was possessed in conformity with 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;
(2)
Was incident to engaging in a lawful commercial or business
transaction with an organization enumerated in Paragraph (1) of this
Subsection;
(3)
Was incident to using an explosive weapon in a manner reasonably
related to a lawful industrial or commercial enterprise;
(4)
Was incident to displaying the weapon in a public museum or
exhibition; or
(5)
Was incident to using with the weapon in a manner reasonably
related to a lawful dramatic performance.
(a)
A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons 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; or
(2)
Sets a spring gun; 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)
Openly carries a firearm or any other weapon readily capable
of lethal use, except as provided by Subsection (g) of this Section;
or
(7)
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
(8)
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
(9)
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)
Subparagraphs (1), (7) and (8) 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) and (4) 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 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 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 Board of Police
Commissioners under Section 84.340, 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, when such uses are reasonably associated
with or are necessary to the fulfillment of such person's official
duties.
(c)
Subparagraphs (1), (5), (7) and (8) 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 or her dwelling unit or upon business premises over which the actor has possession, authority or control, or is traveling in a continuous journey peaceably through this State. Subparagraph (8) of Subsection (a) of this Section does not apply if the firearm is otherwise lawfully possessed by a person while traversing on 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), (7) and (8) 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., or 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), (7) and (8) 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 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.
(g)
Any person who has a valid concealed carry permit issued pursuant to Sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo., or a concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, or a valid permit or endorsement to carry concealed firearms issued by another State or political subdivision of another State, may openly carry a firearm, subject to the restrictions set forth in Subsection (a)(4), (5), and (9) of this Section. However, nothing in this Section shall be construed to permit a person to carry a concealed firearm or openly carry a firearm in the locations listed in Subdivisions (1) through (17) of Subsection (a) of Section 19-127 of this Code. Any person openly carrying a firearm within the City limits shall display his or her concealed carry endorsement or permit upon demand of a law enforcement officer. Any person openly carrying a firearm who fails to display his or her concealed carry endorsement or permit upon demand of a law enforcement officer may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
[1]
Editor’s Note: Ord. No. 2382 also changed the title
of this Section from “Unlawful use of weapons; exceptions”
to “Weapons – carrying concealed – other unlawful
use.”
[Ord. No. 1597, § 1, 4-21-1994]
[Ord. No. 1597, § 1, 4-21-1994; Ord. No. 2382 § 2, 1-5-2017]
(1)
A person commits the offense of unlawful transfer of weapons if he
or she:
(1)
Knowingly sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers a blackjack
to a person less than eighteen (18) years old without the consent
of the child's custodial parent or guardian or recklessly, as defined
in Section 562.016, RSMo., sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers
any firearm to a person less than eighteen (18) years old without
the consent of the child's custodial parent or guardian; provided
that this does not prohibit the delivery of such weapons to any Peace
Officer or member of the Armed Forces or National Guard while performing
his or her official duty; or
(2)
Recklessly, as defined in Section 562.016, RSMo., sells, leases,
loans, gives away or delivers a firearm or ammunition for a firearm
to a person who is intoxicated.
(2)
Knowingly sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers a blackjack
to a person less than eighteen (18) years old without the consent
of the child's custodial parent or guardian, or recklessly, as defined
in Section 562.016, RSMo., sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers
any firearm to a person less than eighteen (18) years old without
the consent of the child's custodial parent or guardian; provided,
that this does not prohibit the delivery of such weapons to any peace
officer or member of the armed forces or national guard while performing
his official duty; or
(3)
Recklessly, as defined in Section 562.016, RSMo., sells, leases,
loans, gives away or delivers a firearm or ammunition for a firearm
to a person who is intoxicated.
[Ord. No. 1597, § 1, 4-21-1994]
A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a concealable
firearm if he has any concealable firearm in his possession and:
(1)
He has pled guilty to or has been convicted of a dangerous felony,
as defined in RSMo. section 556.061, or of any attempt to commit a
dangerous felony, or of a crime under the laws of any state or of
the United States which, if committed within this state, would be
a dangerous felony, or confined therefor in this state or elsewhere
during the five year period immediately preceding the date of such
possession; or
(2)
He is a fugitive from justice, is habitually in an intoxicated or
drugged condition, or is currently adjudged mentally incompetent.
[Ord. No. 1960 § 4, 3-4-2004; Ord. No. 2382 § 2, 1-5-2017]
(a)
It shall be a violation of this Section, punishable as hereinafter
provided, for any person to carry any 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 an 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 an 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 19-122 while within their jurisdiction and on duty, those persons listed in Subsection (b)(2) and (3) of Section 19-122, 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 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 an 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 City Council. Possession of a firearm in
a vehicle on the premises shall not be an 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 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. 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 an 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 permit or 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 an 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, 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 further 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
an 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 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 an 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 an
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 an 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 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 firearms on the premises and may prohibit
employees, not authorized by the employer, holding a concealed carry
permit or endorsement from carrying firearms on the property of the
employer. If the building or the premises is open to the public, the
employer of the business enterprise shall post signs on or about the
premises if carrying a firearm is prohibited. Possession of a firearm
in a vehicle on the premises shall not be an 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 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 an 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 an 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)
Carrying of a concealed firearm in a location specified in Subdivisions
(1) to (17) of Subsection (a) of this Section by any individual who
holds a Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry permit shall
not be a criminal act but may be 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 offense. If a second citation for a similar violation
occurs within a six-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) and shall have his or her Missouri lifetime or extended
concealed carry permit revoked and such person shall not be eligible
for a Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry permit or a concealed
carry permit issued under Sections 571.101 to 571.121, RMSo., for
a period of three (3) years. Upon conviction of charges arising from
a citation issued under this Subsection, the court shall notify the
sheriff of the County which issued the Missouri lifetime or extended
concealed carry permit. The sheriff shall suspend or revoke the Missouri
lifetime or extended concealed carry permit.
(2)
If the violator does not hold a current valid concealed carry
endorsement issued pursuant to State law, upon conviction of a charge
of violating this Section, the defendant shall be punished as provided
in Section 100.150 of this Code.
(3)
Employees of the City may, in addition to any other punishment
hereby, be subject to disciplinary action.
(c)
Nothing in this Section shall preclude those persons listed in Subsection (b)(1) of Section 19-123, while within their jurisdiction and on duty, from carrying a firearm within the areas described in this Section when reasonably associated with or necessary to the fulfillment of such person's official duties.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1960 § 4, adopted March
4, 2004, repealed section 19-127 "unlawful transportation or carrying
of certain firearms, weapons or air guns" and enacted the new provisions
set out herein. Former section 19-127 derived from ord. no. 1597 § 1,
4-21-1994.
[Ord. No. 1597, § 1, 4-21-1994]
Notwithstanding any other ordinance or law to the contrary,
it shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly fire or discharge
any firearm, weapon or air gun within the City.
[Ord. No. 1597, § 1, 4-21-1994]
Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this article shall be punished as provided in section 1-10 of this Code of Ordinances.
[Ord. No. 1597, § 1, 4-21-1994; Ord. No. 1874 § 1, 2-15-2001]
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit
the carrying on or conducting of a shooting gallery or shooting contest
where firearms are used, provided a permit is first obtained from
the chief of police. In issuing such a permit, the chief of police
shall examine the place where such shooting gallery or shooting contest
is proposed to be held, the conditions under which it is to be conducted,
and the precautions proposed to be taken, and shall only issue the
same if he is satisfied that due regard will be had for the safety
of persons and property.
[Ord. No. 2382 § 2, 1-5-2017]
(a)
AMMUNITION
LICENSED DEALER
MATERIALLY FALSE INFORMATION
PRIVATE SELLER
As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
Any cartridge, shell, or projectile designed for use in a
firearm.
A person who is licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 to engage
in the business of dealing in firearms.
Any information that portrays an illegal transaction as legal
or a legal transaction as illegal.
A person who sells or offers for sale any firearm, as defined
in Section 571.010, RSMo., or ammunition.
(b)
A person commits the offense of fraudulent purchase of a firearm
if such person:
(1)
Knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages or entices a licensed
dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition to transfer a firearm
or ammunition under circumstances which the person knows would violate
the laws of this State or the United States; or
(2)
Provides to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms
or ammunition what the person knows to be materially false information
with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of
a transfer of a firearm or ammunition; or
(3)
Willfully procures another to violate the provisions of Subdivisions
(1) or (2) of this Subsection.
(c)
This Section shall not apply to criminal investigations conducted
by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
authorized agents of such investigations, or to a Peace Officer, as
defined in Section 542.261, RSMo., acting at the explicit direction
of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
[Ord. No. 2382 § 2, 1-5-2017]
(a)
Because such conduct is dangerous to the inhabitants of the City
due to the population of the City, no person shall throw, release,
discharge or in any way propel any dangerous projectiles as defined
herein upon or at any property, at any person or group of persons
or at any type of animal(s).
(b)
For the purpose of this Section, dangerous projectiles are identified,
but not limited to projectiles shot out of:
(1)
Pellet rifles.
(2)
BB guns.
(3)
Slingshot or wrist rockets.
(4)
Bow and arrows or crossbows.
(5)
Blow guns.
(6)
Any manufactured or homemade gas or vapor ignited gun (i.e.,
paint gun, tube gun, potato gun, foil gun, etc.) or other pneumatic
gun.
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Provided, however, the foregoing provisions do not prohibit
the use of pneumatic guns at approved shooting ranges.
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