Missouri Statutes

§ 1.440 — Protection of citizens against infringement against right to keep and bear arms.

Missouri § 1.440
JurisdictionMissouri
Title ILAWS AND STATUTES
Ch. 1Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes

This text of Missouri § 1.440 (Protection of citizens against infringement against right to keep and bear arms.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Missouri primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.440 (2026).

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It shall be the duty of the courts and law enforcement agencies of this state to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms within the borders of this state and to protect these rights from the infringements defined under section 1.420 .

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Legislative History

(L. 2021 H.B. 85 & 310) Effective 6-12-21 (2023) The Second Amendment Preservation Act is unconstitutional in its entirety as a violation of the Supremacy Clause, Article VI of the United States Constitution.  United States v. Missouri, 660 F.Supp.3d 791 (W.D. Mo.).

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