HCSHB1696--FIREARMS(Reedy)
COMMITTEEOFORIGIN:StandingCommitteeonRuralCommunity
Development
Currently,apersoncommitstheoffenseofunlawfuluseofaweapon
iftheydischargeorshootafirearmfromamotorvehicle. This
billallowsthedischargeofafirearmfromastationaryas
authorizedundertheMissouriWildlifeCode.
Thisbillalsoestablishes"Blair’sLaw"whichprovidesthata
personcommitstheoffenseofunlawfuluseofaweaponif,with
criminalnegligence,theydischargesafirearmwithinorintothe
limitsofanymunicipality. Theseprovisionswillnotapplyifthe
firearmisdischargedunderthecircumstanceslistedinthebill.
AnysuchpersonshallbeguiltyofaclassAmisdemeanorforthe
firstoffense,aclassEfelonyforasecondoffense,andaclassD
felonyforathirdorsubsequentoffense.