Now I'm jealous we don't even have this in Georgia, course in Georgia we don't have the mandatory training prior to getting a permission slip either.................
Under new law, no permit will be needed to hide pistols in cars,
>group says
>
> By BILL BELL JR.
>
> Post-Dispatch
> 09/19/2003
>
>
> JEFFERSON CITY - The people who are peppering sheriffs'
>offices with questions about how to get a concealed weapon permit may not
>understand one part of the law, officials said Friday.
>
> The law does not require Missouri residents to get a permit to
>conceal a weapon in a car, said James L. Vermeersch, executive director of
>the Missouri Sheriffs' Association.
>
> Under the legislation, people 21 or older may carry a handgun
>anywhere in a motor vehicle, with or without a permit. Prior state law made
>it illegal to hide a gun in an accessible place in a vehicle.
>
> Law enforcement officers met with state officials for the
>second time Friday to work out implementation of the law, which officially
>takes effect Oct. 11.
>
> Most sheriffs won't begin to process permits until Oct. 14,
>Vermeersch said. Oct. 11 is a Saturday, and the following Monday is
>Columbus Day, when many public offices are closed.
>
> Under the new law, the Missouri Highway Patrol will process
>applicants' fingerprints and send them to the FBI for a background check.
>Capt. Tim McGrail, director of the patrol's Criminal Records and
>Identification Division, said the department currently handles between
>26,000 and 40,000 fingerprints from nurses, teachers and other applicants.
>Some estimate that Missouri will have 60,000 concealed-carry applicants in
>the first year the law is in effect.
>
> Starting in July, people with a concealed-carry endorsement
>will have a special code on their drivers licenses. The permits are good
>for three years, but some drivers licenses are good for six years. That
>presents some issues for the state Department of Revenue.
>
> The department wants to send notices to permit holders who
>allow their endorsement to lapse, saying they will need to get a new
>license without the special code, said Rich Lamb, deputy director of the
>Division of Motor Vehicle and Drivers Licensing.
Under new law, no permit will be needed to hide pistols in cars,
>group says
>
> By BILL BELL JR.
>
> Post-Dispatch
> 09/19/2003
>
>
> JEFFERSON CITY - The people who are peppering sheriffs'
>offices with questions about how to get a concealed weapon permit may not
>understand one part of the law, officials said Friday.
>
> The law does not require Missouri residents to get a permit to
>conceal a weapon in a car, said James L. Vermeersch, executive director of
>the Missouri Sheriffs' Association.
>
> Under the legislation, people 21 or older may carry a handgun
>anywhere in a motor vehicle, with or without a permit. Prior state law made
>it illegal to hide a gun in an accessible place in a vehicle.
>
> Law enforcement officers met with state officials for the
>second time Friday to work out implementation of the law, which officially
>takes effect Oct. 11.
>
> Most sheriffs won't begin to process permits until Oct. 14,
>Vermeersch said. Oct. 11 is a Saturday, and the following Monday is
>Columbus Day, when many public offices are closed.
>
> Under the new law, the Missouri Highway Patrol will process
>applicants' fingerprints and send them to the FBI for a background check.
>Capt. Tim McGrail, director of the patrol's Criminal Records and
>Identification Division, said the department currently handles between
>26,000 and 40,000 fingerprints from nurses, teachers and other applicants.
>Some estimate that Missouri will have 60,000 concealed-carry applicants in
>the first year the law is in effect.
>
> Starting in July, people with a concealed-carry endorsement
>will have a special code on their drivers licenses. The permits are good
>for three years, but some drivers licenses are good for six years. That
>presents some issues for the state Department of Revenue.
>
> The department wants to send notices to permit holders who
>allow their endorsement to lapse, saying they will need to get a new
>license without the special code, said Rich Lamb, deputy director of the
>Division of Motor Vehicle and Drivers Licensing.