FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.459
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECHRISTENSEN.
1605H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter1,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotheanti-redflag
gunseizureact,withpenaltyprovisionsandanemergencyclause.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter1,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection1.486,toreadasfollows:
1.486.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Anti-RedFlag
2GunSeizureAct".
3 2.Asusedinthissection,"redflaglaw"means:
4 (1)Anyguncontrollaw,order,ormeasurethatdirectsthetemporaryor
5permanentseizureofanyfirearm,firearmaccessory,orammunitionofanindividual
6withouttheadjudicationofacontestedcourtcase;or
7 (2)Anyfederalstatute,federalrule,federalexecutiveorder,orfederaljudicial
8orderorfinding,oranystatestatute,staterule,stateexecutiveorder,orstatejudicial
9orderorfinding,that:
10 (a)ProhibitsaMissouricitizenfromowning,possessing,transporting,
11transferring,orreceivinganyfirearm,firearmaccessory,orammunitionunlessthe
12individualhasbeenconvictedofaviolentfelonycrimeorisotherwisedisqualifiedunder
13section455.050or571.070;or
14 (b)Orderstheremovalorrequiresthesurrenderofanyfirearm,firearm
15accessory,orammunitionfromaMissouricitizenunlesstheindividualhasbeen
16convictedofaviolentfelonycrimeorisotherwisedisqualifiedundersection455.050or
17571.070.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 3.Anyfederalorderofprotection,otherjudicialorderissuedbyafederalcourt,
19orfederalexecutiveorderthatisaredflaglaworotherwisedirectstheconfiscationof
20anyfirearm,firearmaccessory,orammunitionfromanylaw-abidingcitizenwithinthe
21bordersofthisstateshallnotbeenforcedinthisstatebyanystateagency,political
22subdivision,orstateorlocallawenforcementagency.
23 4.Nostateagency,politicalsubdivision,orstateorlocallawenforcementagency
24shallreceiveanyfederalmoneysforthepurposeofenforcinganyfederalstatute,federal
25rule,federalexecutiveorder,orfederaljudicialorderorfindings,orforthepurposeof
26enforcinganystatestatute,staterule,stateexecutiveorder,orstatejudicialorderor
27findings,thatwouldhavetheeffectofenforcingaredflaglawagainstaMissouricitizen.
28 5.Nostateentityoremployeethereof,politicalsubdivisionoremployeethereof,
29orotherentityorpersonshallhavetheauthoritytoenforceorattempttoenforceared
30flaglawregardlessoftheredflaglaw'soriginortheauthorityoftheissuingentity.This
31subsectionshallnotapplytoanyagentofthefederalgovernmentenforcingafederal
32laworfederalorder.
33 6.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtopreventafirearm,firearm
34accessory,orammunitionfrombeingseizedasevidencebylawenforcementinthe
35courseofaninvestigation.
36 7.(1)Apoliticalsubdivisionorstateorlocallawenforcementagencythat
37employsalawenforcementofficerwhoknowinglyactstoviolatethissectionandenforce
38aredflaglawunderthecolorofanystateorfederalstatute,rule,executiveorder,or
39judicialorderorfindingshallbeliabletothepartyagainstwhomtheredflaglawwas
40enforcedinanactionatlaw,suitinequity,orotherproperproceedingforredressand
41shallbesubjecttoacivilpenaltyoffiftythousanddollarsperoccurrence.
42 (2)Anypersoninjuredunderthissectionshallhavestandingtopursueanaction
43forinjunctivereliefinthecircuitcourtofthecountyinwhichtheactionallegedly
44occurredorinthecircuitcourtofColeCounty.
45 (3)Thecourtshallholdahearingonanymotionforatemporaryrestraining
46orderorpreliminaryinjunctionwithinthirtydaysofserviceofapetitionforthesame.
47 (4)Inanactionbroughtunderthissectionbyapartyagainstwhomtheredflag
48lawwasenforced,acourtmayorderinjunctiveorotherequitablerelief,recoveryof
49damages,otherlegalremedies,andpaymentofreasonableattorney'sfees,costs,and
50expensesoftheparty.Thereliefandremediessetforthinthissectionshallnotbe
51deemedexclusiveandshallbeinadditiontoanyotherrelieforremediespermittedby
52law.Thecourtmayawardtheprevailingparty,ifnotthestateofMissouriorapolitical
53subdivisionthereof,reasonableattorney'sfeesandcosts.
HB459 2 54 (5)Sovereignimmunityshallnotbeanaffirmativedefensetoanyactionbrought
55underthissection.
SectionB.Becauseimmediateactionisnecessarytolimitanyoverreachofthe
2federalgovernment'spowerandtoprotectcitizens'rightstobeararms,theenactmentof
3section1.486ofsectionAofthisactisdeemednecessaryfortheimmediatepreservationof
4thepublichealth,welfare,peace,andsafety,andisherebydeclaredtobeanemergencyact
5withinthemeaningoftheconstitution,andtheenactmentofsection1.486ofsectionAofthis
6actshallbeinfullforceandeffectuponitspassageandapproval.
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