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Violation of this law is a class D felony. [5] This law was the subject of a challenge, in which a nonviolent felon successfully argued that the law is unconstitutional as applied to him. The law failed muster against the required strict scrutiny test. [6] [7] However, the law was found to be constitutional by the Supreme Court of Missouri. [8]
“I think almost all good scientists believe that stronger gun laws have typically reduced gun violence,” said David Hemenway, a public health professor at Harvard University. Missouri AG ...
The mass shooting has led to renewed calls for action on gun violence and focused fresh attention on Missouri’s loose firearms laws. Republicans, with few exceptions, have resisted demands to ...
A federal appeals court delivered a victory on Monday to President Joe Biden's administration by ruling that a state law adopted by Republican-led Missouri, which declared several federal gun laws ...
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories ) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws , although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the Missouri law violated a section of the U.S. Constitution known as the supremacy clause, which asserts that federal law takes precedence over state laws.
On July 21, 2020, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed amicus briefs which argue "Missouri's statutes specifically authorize Missouri citizens to use firearms to deter assailants and protect themselves, their families, and homes from threatening or violent intruders" and request dismissal of the cases against the McCloskeys.
A 2021 Missouri law pressed gun rights even further, prohibiting local police from enforcing federal gun restrictions. The measure got struck down by a federal judge last year and remains on hold ...