1874 — Missouri — Concealed Carry

1874 Mo. L. p. 43

Summary

Prohibited the concealed carry of various weapons in certain locations, including areas of religious worship, schools, election sites, courtrooms, or public educational, literary, and social events.

Statutory Text

SECTION 1. Whoever shall, in this state, go into any church or place where people have assembled for religious worship, or into any school-room, or into any place where people may be assembled foreducational, literary or social purposes, or to any election precinct on any election day, or into any court-room during the sitting of court, or into any other public assemblage of persons met for other than militia drill or meetings, called under the militia law of this state, having concealed about his person any kind of fire-arms, bowie-knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, or other deadly weapon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment: Provided, that this act shall not apply to any person whose duty it is to bear arms in the discharge of duties imposed by law.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

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Title 1874 — Missouri — Concealed Carry
Jurisdiction MO
Date 1874