The following words, when used in this Article, shall have the
meanings set out herein:
ANTIQUE, CURIO OR RELIC FIREARM
Any firearm so defined by the National Gun Control Act, 18
U.S.C. Title 26, §5845, and the United States Treasury/Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 27 CFR 178.11:
1.
"Antique firearm" is any firearm not designed or redesigned
for using rim fire or conventional center fire ignition with fixed
ammunition and manufactured in or before 1898, said ammunition not
being manufactured any longer; this includes any matchlock, wheel
lock, flintlock, percussion cap or similar type ignition system, or
replica thereof;
2.
Curio or relic firearm is any firearm deriving value as a collectible
weapon due to its unique design, ignition system, operation or at
least fifty (50) years old, associated with a historical event, renown
personage or major war.
BLACKJACK
Any instrument that is designed or adapted for the purpose
of stunning or inflicting physical injury by striking a person, and
which is readily capable of lethal use.
BLASTING AGENT
Any material or mixture, consisting of fuel and oxidizer
that is intended for blasting, but not otherwise defined as an explosive
under this Section, provided that the finished product, as mixed for
use of shipment, cannot be detonated by means of a numbered 8 test
blasting cap when unconfined.
CONCEALABLE FIREARM
Any firearm with a barrel less than sixteen (16) inches in
length, measured from the face of the bolt or standing breech.
DEFACE
To alter or destroy the manufacturer's or importer's serial
number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark.
DETONATOR
Any device containing a detonating charge that is used for
initiating detonation in an explosive, including but not limited to,
electric blasting caps of instantaneous and delay types, non-electric
blasting caps for use with safety fuse or shock tube and detonating
cord delay connectors.
EXPLOSIVE WEAPON
Any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas bomb or similar
device designed or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death, serious
physical injury or substantial property damage; or any device designed
or adapted for delivering or shooting such a weapon. For the purposes
of this Article, the term "explosive" shall mean any chemical compound
mixture or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function
by explosion, including but not limited to, dynamite and other high
explosives, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety
fuses, squibs, detonating cords, igniter cords, and igniters or blasting
agents.
FIREARM
Any weapon that is designed or adapted to expel a projectile
by the action of an explosive.
FIREARM SILENCER
Any instrument, attachment or appliance that is designed
or adapted to muffle the noise made by the firing of any firearm.
GAS GUN
Any gas ejection device, weapon, cartridge, container or
contrivance, other than a gas bomb, that is designed or adapted for
the purpose of ejecting any poison gas that will cause death or serious
physical injury, but not any device that ejects a repellent or temporary
incapacitating substance.
INTOXICATED
Substantially impaired mental or physical capacity resulting
from introduction of any substance into the body.
KNIFE
Any dagger, dirk, stiletto, or bladed hand instrument that
is readily capable of inflicting serious physical injury or death
by cutting or stabbing a person. For purposes of this Article, "knife"
does not include any ordinary pocketknife with no blade more than
four (4) inches in length.
KNUCKLES
Any instrument that consists of finger rings or guards made
of a hard substance that is designed or adapted for the purpose of
inflicting serious physical injury or death by striking a person with
a fist enclosed in the knuckles.
MACHINE GUN
Any firearm that is capable of firing more than one (1) shot
automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the
trigger.
PROJECTILE WEAPON
Any bow, crossbow, pellet gun, slingshot or other weapon
that is not a firearm, which is capable of expelling a projectile
that could inflict serious physical injury or death by striking or
piercing a person.
RIFLE
Any firearm designed or adapted to be fired from the shoulder
and to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge
to fire a projectile through a rifled bore by a single function of
the trigger.
SHORT BARREL
A barrel length of less than sixteen (16) inches for a rifle
and eighteen (18) inches for a shotgun, both measured from the face
of the bolt or standing breech, or an overall rifle or shotgun length
of less than twenty-six (26) inches.
SHOTGUN
Any firearm designed or adapted to be fired from the shoulder
and to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to
fire a number of shot or a single projectile through a smooth bore
barrel by a single function of the trigger.
SPRING GUN
Any fused, timed or non-manually controlled trap or device
designed or adapted to set off an explosion for the purpose of inflicting
serious physical injury or death.
SWITCHBLADE KNIFE
Any knife which has a blade that folds or closes into the
handle or sheath, and
1.
That opens automatically by pressure applied to a button or
other device located on the handle; or
2.
That opens or releases from the handle or sheath by the force
of gravity or by the application of centrifugal force.
[Ord. No. 2812 §4, 4-30-2015]
A. A person commits the crime of unlawful refusal to transfer by denying
sale of a firearm to a non-licensee, who is otherwise not prohibited
from possessing a firearm under State or Federal law, solely on the
basis that the non-licensee purchased a firearm that was later the
subject of a trace request by law enforcement.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no Federal
firearms dealer licensed under 18 U.S.C. § 923 who engages
in the sale of firearms within this State shall fail or refuse to
complete the sale of a firearm to a customer in every case in which
the sale is authorized by Federal law.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any individual
Federal firearms license holder, his agents, or employees to the extent
they chose in their individual judgment to not complete the sale or
transfer of a firearm for articulable reasons specific to that transaction,
so long as those reasons are not based on the race, gender, religion
or creed of the buyer.
A person commits the offense of defacing a firearm if he/she
knowingly defaces any firearm.
[Ord. No. 2812 § 7, 4-30-2015]
A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
AMMUNITION
Any cartridge, shell, or projectile designed for use in a
firearm.
LICENSED DEALER
A person who is licensed under 18 U.S.C. § 923
to engage in the business of dealing in firearms.
PRIVATE SELLER
A person who sells or offers for sale any firearm, as defined
in section 571.010 RSMo., or ammunition.
B. A person commits the crime of fraudulent purchase of a firearm if
such person:
1.
Knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages or entices a licensed
dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition to transfer a firearm
or ammunition under circumstances which the person knows would violate
the laws of this State or the United States; or
2.
Provides to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms
or ammunition what the person knows to be materially false information
with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of
a transfer of a firearm or ammunition; or
3.
Willfully procures another to violate the provisions of Subsection
(A) or
(B) of this Section.
C. This Section shall not apply to criminal investigations conducted
by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
authorized agents of such investigations, or to a Peace Officer, as
defined in section 542.261, RSMo., acting at the explicit direction
of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.