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, § 5845, and the United States Treasury/Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 27 CFR 478.11:
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.
A person commits the offense of defacing a firearm if he/she
knowingly defaces any firearm.
Residents of the State of Missouri may purchase firearms in
any State, provided that such residents conform to the applicable
provisions of the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 921
et seq., and regulations thereunder, and provided further that such
residents conform to the provisions of law applicable to such purchase
in the State of Missouri and in the State in which the purchase is
made.
Residents of any State may purchase firearms in the State of
Missouri, provided that such residents conform to the applicable provisions
of the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 921
et seq., and regulations thereunder, and provided further that such
residents conform to the provisions of law applicable to such purchase
in the State of Missouri and in the State in which such persons reside.
[Ord. No. 3284, 3-4-2024]
A. It shall be a violation of this Section, punishable as hereinafter
provided, for any person to carry any concealed firearm or openly
carried 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 Subsection 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 Subsection 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 Subsection (1) of Section 571.107, RSMo. Nothing in this Subsection shall preclude those persons listed in Subsection
(B)(1) of Section
210.840 while within their jurisdiction and on duty, those persons listed in Subsections
(B)(2), (4) and (10) of Section
210.840, 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 Subsection (1) of Section 571.107, RSMo., from carrying a concealed firearm within any of the areas described in this Subsection. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of any of the areas listed in this Subsection 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 Chesterfield City Council, except that nothing
in this Subsection shall preclude a member of the City Council holding
a valid concealed carry permit or endorsement from carrying a concealed
firearm at a meeting of the City Council of which he/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.
Any building owned, leased or controlled by the City of Chesterfield
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 Chesterfield. 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 Subsection shall not apply to the licensee of said establishment.
The provisions of this Subsection 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 Subsection 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 Subsection 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 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/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.
Carrying of a firearm in a location specified in Subsection
(A)(1) to
(17) of this Section by any individual who holds a concealed carry permit issued pursuant to Sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo., or a concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, 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 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). 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 concealed carry permit, 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 endorsement and the Department of Revenue.
2. Carrying of a firearm in a location specified in Subsection
(A)(1) to
(17) of this Section by any individual who does not hold a concealed carry permit issued pursuant to Sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo., or a concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed three (3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, as provided in Section
100.080 of this Code of Ordinances.
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. Failure to comply with this Subsection shall
not be a criminal offense but the concealed carry permit or endorsement
holder may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed thirty-five
dollars ($35.00).
[Ord. No. 3284, 3-4-2024]
A. Open carrying of a firearm shall be prohibited within the City limits
except by:
1.
Open carrying of a firearm, other than in those locations enumerated in Section
210.900, shall not be prohibited for any person with a valid concealed carry endorsement or permit, so long as such endorsement or permit is in said person's possession. Any person open carrying a firearm shall display his or her concealed carry endorsement or permit upon demand of a Law Enforcement Officer;
2.
Any person who is lawfully carrying a firearm in a concealed
manner, may briefly and openly display the firearm to the ordinary
sight of another person, unless the firearm is intentionally displayed
in an angry or threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense,
and as permitted by Section 252.243, RSMo.;
3.
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 Section 571.030.12, RSMo., and who carry the identification
defined in Section 571.030.13, RSMo., or any person summoned by such
officers to assist in making arrests or preserving the peace while
actually engaged in assisting such officer;
4.
Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons, penitentiaries,
jails and other institutions for the detention of persons accused
or convicted of crime;
5.
Members of the armed forces or National Guard while performing
their official duty;
6.
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;
7.
Any person whose bona fide duty is to execute process, civil
or criminal;
8.
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;
9.
Any State probation or parole officer, including supervisors
and members of the Board of Probation and Parole;
10.
Any corporate security advisor meeting the definition and fulfilling
the requirements of the regulations established by the Missouri Department
of Public Safety under Section 590.750, RSMo.;
11.
Any Coroner, Deputy Coroner, Medical Examiner, or Assistant
Medical Examiner;
12.
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 Section 571.111.2, RSMo.;
13.
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 Missouri concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August
28, 2013, or a valid concealed carry permit issued under Sections
571.101 to 571.121, RSMo., when such uses are reasonably associated
with or are necessary to the fulfillment of such person's official
duties;
14.
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 Missouri concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August
28, 2013, or a valid concealed carry, when such uses are reasonably
associated with or are necessary to the fulfillment of such person's
official duties; and
15.
Any persons who are engaged in a lawful act of defense pursuant
to Section 563.031, RSMo.
B. Any person who violates this Section may be issued a citation for
an amount not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
Except as allowed in Chapter
205, Article
V, 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 hard substance by means of a sling, crossbow, rubber band or bow or any other means shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
The discharge of firearms in connection with any turkey shoots
or other charitable event may be authorized by the City Council.
[CC 1990 § 21-103; Ord. No. 562 § 3, 2-19-1991; Ord. No. 1577 § 3, 12-6-1999]
A. All persons under the age of sixteen (16) who desire to hunt within
the City of Chesterfield must first complete a State approved course
in hunters' safety. No person under the age of sixteen (16) shall
be allowed to carry or discharge a firearm or use a projectile weapon
within the City of Chesterfield unless he/she has taken a State-approved
course in hunters' safety and is accompanied by a licensed hunter
age twenty-one (21) or older.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person carrying a firearm or projectile
weapon to willfully enter or go upon the premises or property of another
or to fire or discharge any firearm or projectile weapon while on
the premises or property of another without first having obtained
the written permission from the owner, lessee or person in charge
of such premises or property, and unless such person has the said
written permission on his/her person. This Section shall not apply
to a person carrying, firing or discharging any firearm or projectile
weapon while in the immediate presence of the owner, lessee or person
in charge of the property or premises or to the entry upon the premises
for the sole purpose of obtaining the written permission of the owner,
lessee or person in charge of the property.
C. The landowner, lessee or person in charge of any real estate upon
which the right to fire a firearm or use a projectile weapon is granted,
shall be held responsible for the actions of those to whom he/she
has given written permission to hunt on his/her property.
D. It shall be unlawful to fire or discharge a firearm or a projectile
weapon within one hundred fifty (150) yards of a house, dwelling or
apartment to protect crops or other property from squirrels, rodents,
birds or other small animals.
[Ord. No. 2689, 1-18-2012]
[CC 1990 § 21-104; Ord. No. 2689, 1-18-2012]
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to any police
target or police shooting range, nor to any club target, trap, skeet
or practice shooting range, nor to the discharge of firearms where
necessary to protect life, livestock, crops or other property, nor
to any peace officer or Missouri Department of Conservation employee
or those directed by them, acting in the discharge of his/her official
duties, nor to the discharge of blank cartridges in the theatre performances
or sporting events, nor to the firing of salutes by firing squads
at military ceremonies. This exception shall not allow the discharge
of a firearm or projectile weapon to protect crops or other property
from squirrels, rodents, birds or other small animals.