Legislative Update

The last day for introduction of bills is April 1, 2008

Session Ends May 16, 2008 6:00pm.

Adjournment May 30, 2008. 

Bad Bills:

HB 1447 will allow non-charter counties to adopt noise ordinances [Roorda] 01/10/2008 Referred: Local Government (H)

It is a bad bill since this bill does not contain an exemption for shooting ranges from the noise ordinances. 

HB 1651 adds active duty military, reserves, National Guard, and those who have been discharged with an Honorable or General Under Honorable Conditions to those who do not need training to receive a Missouri CCW endorsement. [Dethrow] 01/24/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H) 02/19/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H)

This is a bad bill. It does not require any legal training for them so they won’t know WHEN they MAY shoot. Not all military personnel receive adequate training in firearms use. 

HB 2529 adds active duty military and those who have been discharged with an Honorable or General Under Honorable Conditions to those who do not need training to receive a Missouri CCW endorsement. [Moore] Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H) Hearing held 15 Apr 08.

This is a bad bill. It does not require any legal training for them so they won’t know WHEN they MAY shoot. Not all military personnel receive adequate training in firearms use. 

Questionable:

HB 2278 waives NICS checks for firearms purchases by those with concealed carry endorsement. [Pearce] Referred Special Committee on General Laws. Hearing held 8:00 am 01 Apr 2008.

This is a questionable bill. The intention looks to be good, but the language may be ineffective.

HB 2498 requires the Department of Conservation to pay the owner of motor vehicle the first $250 of any damage caused to a motor vehicle that collides with a deer. [Quinn] This may be a bill to punish the DOC.

Good Bills:

HB 1383 prohibits businesses from prohibiting firearms in vehicles, except vehicles owned by the business. Also businesses are under no duty to guard against criminal acts by a third person, except under certain circumstances. Also businesses are under no duty to protect duty to protect their customers. [Cox] 24 Apr 2008 Reported to Senate and first read.

This is a good bill and should be supported and passed.  

HB 1765 prohibits the release of PTA records unless by court order. [Parson] Special Committee on General Laws. Voted do pass.

This is a good bill. 

HB 1798 seems to say that someone who invites or allows others to hunt or fish on their land is not responsible for injuries to those people. [Ruzicka] Conservation and Natural Resources Committee. Heard 26 Mar 08.

This looks like a good bill. 

HB 1975 changes the concealed carry permit from three years to six years. [Scharnhorst] Special Committee on General Laws. Heard 25 Mar 2008. Voted do pass.

This is a good bill and should be supported and passed.  

HB 1982 removes the six month residency from the requirements to obtain a Missouri concealed carry endorsement. [Thomson] 02/21/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H) Voted Do Pass.

This is a good bill and should be supported and passed.  

HB 2034 creates Hunting Preserves and Committee Substitute provides protection for shooting ranges. [Munzlinger] Third read and passed.

This is a good bill and should be supported and passed. 

HB 2053 removes the exceptions to no duty to retreat. [Jones (113)] Special Committee on General Laws. Heard 25 Mar 08. Voted do pass.

This is a good bill and should be passed.  

HB 2146 will allow non-charter counties to adopt noise ordinances. [Wilson (119)]

This is a better bill than HB 1447 since it gives exception to the noise ordinances for shooting ranges.

This is the same as SB 1145. 

HB 2238 removes the requirement that a valid hunter has to have a safety sticker on their shotgun while hunting wild turkeys. [Schad] Conservation and Natural Resources Committee.

This looks like it is a good bill and gets rid of a nanny-state rule. 

HB 2261 public ranges owned and operated by the state of  Missouri will allow the use of B27 targets. [Sander] Hearing Heard, Referred Rules Pursuant to Rule 25(21)(f) (H)

This is a good bill. 

HB 2321 establishes hunter voter. Voter registration forms to be made available to Department of Conservation to be distributed. Applicants to be informed that they are responsible for mailing to completed form to appropriate election authority. [Dixon] Referred to Senate Financial, Government Org., and Election committee.

This looks like a good bill in that it encourages hunters to register to vote. Hopefully they will vote, and vote for pro-gun candidates.  

HB 2546 requires local ordinances allowed under general preemption of firearms to incorporate justification defenses. Removes political jurisdiction’s authorization to restrict open carry. [Tilley]

This looks good. 

HCR 32 recognizes the NRA’s Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program. [Onder] 

Bills to be Watched:

HB 1411 would change 571.070 from prohibiting possession of a concealable firearm by someone who has been convicted of a dangerous felony to prohibiting possession of a firearm by someone who has been convicted of a felony [Darrough] Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H) Public hearing held.

Since federal law prohibits possession of a firearm by anyone who has been convicted of a felony, this law is superfluous and needs to be merely watched. For those that will be adversely affected, they should seek a pardon from the appropriate Governor or the President. 

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The Senate bills are; 

Bad Bills: 

SB 812 expands unlawful use of a weapon to include discharge of a firearm in the air for celebratory purposes in an urban area. [Wilson] 1/14/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

This is a bad bill, as if passed it could be interpreted to prohibit self defense or shooting at a range. 

SB 813 makes possession of tasers or stun guns illegal except for certain persons. [Wilson] 1/14/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

This is a bad bill since it would prohibit possession or use of these less-than-lethal devices by all but a select group of people. 

SB 836 creates the crime of negligent storage of a firearm. Lock up your safety. [Bray] 1/14/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

This is a bad bill. 

SB 1184 makes certain changes regarding domestic violence. Includes language that allows police to seize firearms if police have probable cause to believe domestic assault has occurred and a firearm is observed at the scene. [Bray] Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence committee.

This is a bad bill because of the seizure language. HB 2340 has the same domestic violence language without the gun grab. 

SB 1200 will require each bullet to be etched on its base with a unique identifier and ammunition sellers will have to record who the bullets or ammunition was sold to, and maintain the records for at least three years. [Bray] Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committe

This is a very bad bill. 

Good Bills:

SB 834 – See SB 982 

SB 982 includes language that creates an absolute defense against civil liability or prosecution for killing a dog in certain circumstances. [Purgason] Combined with SB 834 and SB 819. Senate informal calendar for perfection.

This is a good bill, expanding self defense to explicitly include protecting against a dangerous animal. 

SB 1076 creates Hunting Preserves and gives them the protections that we want for ranges. [Engler] Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committe

This is a good bill and should be supported and passed.  

SB 1145 will allow non-charter counties to adopt noise ordinances. [Scott] Economic Development, Tourism & Local Government. Hearing held 16 Apr 08.

This is a better bill than HB 1447 since it gives exception to the noise ordinances for shooting ranges.

This is the same as HB 2146. 

SB 1176 changes the Missouri concealed carry endorsement form three to six years. [Barnitz] Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence

This is a good bill. Same as HB 1975. 

SB 1236 anyone getting a hunting or fishing permit will get a voter registration card to fill out and send in. [Crowell] Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections.

Hunter-voter bill. This looks like a good bill in that it encourages hunters to register to vote. Hopefully they will vote, and vote for pro-gun candidates. 

SB 1286 prohibits businesses from prohibiting firearms in vehicles, except vehicles owned by the business. Also businesses are under no duty to guard against criminal acts by a third person, except under certain circumstances. Also businesses are under no duty to protect duty to protect their customers. The same as HB 1383.

This is a good bill and should be supported and passed.

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