WEAPONS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (Sections 70.441, 571.107, 577.703, and 577.712)

Under current law, a person is prohibited from boarding a bus with a dangerous or deadly weapon or from carrying such a weapon into any bus terminal. In addition, weapons may not be carried on any facility or conveyance used for a public transportation system of the Bi-State Development Agency.

This act provides that a person carrying a concealed firearm who possesses a valid concealed carry permit or endorsement shall not be prohibited from accessing or using any public transportation system. The person may not be harassed or detained for carrying a concealed firearm on the property, vehicles, or conveyances owned, contracted, or leased by such systems that are accessible to the public.

These provisions are identical to SB 1166 (2024), SB 224 (2023), and to provisions in the perfected HB 282 (2023) and HB 1462 (2022) and similar to provisions in SB 804 (2022).

CARRYING OF WEAPONS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND STAFF (Section 571.030.2(10))

This act adds the Attorney General and staff of the Attorney General to an exception to the offense of unlawful use of a weapon.

CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT ELIGIBILITY (Sections 571.030, 571.101, 571.117, 571.205, 571.225)

This act lowers, from 19 to 18, the age at which a person may obtain a concealed carry permit, and makes a corresponding modification to a provision relating to the unlawful use of weapons.

These provisions are identical to SB 700 (2025).

WEAPONS IN PLACES OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP (Sections 571.107 and 571.215)

This act repeals language specifying CCW permits do not allow a CCW holder to carry a weapon into a place of religious worship without the consent of the minister or religious organization that exercises control over the place of worship. (Sections 571.107.1(14) and 571.215.1(14)).

These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 328 (2025) and provisions in HCS/HB 1708 (2024).

FIREARM SAFETY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY CCW APPLICANTS (Section 571.111)

This act allows qualified firearm safety instructors to issue a certificate of firearms safety training course completion to CCW applicants who are active duty military, present proof the applicant received one of certain marksmanship qualifications, and have passed certain requirements of the standard 8-hour CCW course in a course not restricted by hours.

These provisions are identical to provisions in HB 328 (2025) and provisions in HCS/HB 1708 (2024).

ERIC VANDER WEERD