Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
Summary
The amendment would replace the current constitutional provision on the right to keep and bear arms with language that makes the right unalienable and subject to strict scrutiny. It also permits any Missouri county, as well as St. Louis City and Kansas City, to adopt local ordinances that require permits, background checks, and fees for firearms, while exempting active‑duty or retired law‑enforcement officers, full‑time judges, and persons required to be armed for work. Violations could be punished with fines up to $1,000 or up to one year in jail.
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