New Missouri NFA laws?

[crathbone78]

http://www.nramedia.org/t/183500/50517611/6626/0/

New gun laws take effect today in Missouri. Among some of the other changes it states that it will now, "Allow a person to possess, manufacture, transport, repair, or sell a machine gun, short-barreled rifle or shotgun, or firearm suppressor if he or she complies with federal law".
Mabey I was told wrong, but I have been under the impression that you could previously own NFA items in Missouri. Could someone that knows, please tell me what the difference is before and after this new law. Thanks.

 

[TexasRifleman]

I believe prior to this you had to have an FFL to have SBR, SBS, or FA. As I understand it you could squeak by with a C&R technically and that's what most people did.

I think this just removes that useless requirement.

Someone will correct me if I am wrong hopefully.

 

[El Tejon]

Mabey I was told wrong, but I have been under the impression that you could previously own NFA items in Missouri.

You could you just needed more paper (C&R, SOT, Class II, inter alia) like TR sez. Now you don't need a C&R license.

 

[crathbone78]

So basically, as long you have a clean record and enough cash you should be able to buy NFA in MO. I wonder how hard it is to get the CLEO to sign off on the paperwork?

 

[bhk]

I believe the old Missouri law allowed ownership of some NFA items (full-auto, SBR, etc.) by just following federal law, but specifically outlawed silencers. The law was relaxed a couple of years ago allowing silencer ownership by those that had an FFL (C and R worked). The new law lifts all Missouri laws on NFA items, making a shooter having to deal only with federal law.

 

[TexasRifleman]

I wonder how hard it is to get the CLEO to sign off on the paperwork?

I suspect that like most states that one varies from place to place. Here in Texas my county is no problem, one county over it's a nightmare.

That's why many folks choose the Trust/Corporate route.

 

[Toforo]

Yes - the following changes to MO law went into effect on 28 August -
(The NFA changes are in red)

HB 294 will improve Missouri gun laws by:

• Prohibiting sales taxes on firearms or ammunition from being higher than those for sporting goods, sporting equipment, hunting equipment, and accessories;

• Allowing residents to purchase long guns from non-contiguous states and vice versa by removing non-penalty merchandising practices provisions;

• Lowering the concealed carry age to 21;

• Allowing a person to possess, manufacture, transport, repair, or sell a machine gun, short-barreled rifle or shotgun, or firearm suppressor if he or she complies with federal law;

• Creating the crime of fraudulent firearms purchases if a person 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 federal or state laws; and

• Enabling members of the General Assembly and their staff who possess valid concealed carry endorsements to carry a firearm for self-defense in the Capitol

These changes will take effect on 28 August 2011

What bhk posted is correct:

The new law lifts all Missouri laws on NFA items, making a shooter having to deal only with federal law.

 

[crathbone78]

Thanks for the clarification. Now I guess I'll have to go find out how 2A friendly the Jackson County Sheriff is.

 

[Ranb]

Are you guys sure about what you are reading here? http://house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills111/biltxt/truly/HB0294T.htm Below is a portion of the bill, the underlined portions are the parts that were added/amended.

571.020. 1. A person commits a crime if such person knowingly possesses, manufactures, transports, repairs, or sells:

(6) A firearm silencer;

2. A person does not commit a crime pursuant to this section if his conduct involved any of the items in subdivisions (1) to (6) of subsection 1, the item was possessed in conformity with any applicable federal law, and the conduct:

(1) Was incident to the performance of official duty by the armed forces, national guard, a governmental law enforcement agency, or a penal institution; or

(2) Was incident to engaging in a lawful commercial or business transaction with an organization enumerated in subdivision (1) of this section; or

(3) Was incident to using an explosive weapon in a manner reasonably related to a lawful industrial or commercial enterprise; or

(4) Was incident to displaying the weapon in a public museum or exhibition; or

(5) Was incident to [dealing with] using the weapon [solely as a curio, ornament, or keepsake, or to using it] in a manner reasonably related to a lawful dramatic performance[;but if the weapon is a type described in subdivision (1) or (4) of subsection 1 of this section it must be in such a nonfunctioning condition that it cannot readily be made operable. No short barreled rifle, short barreled shotgun, machine gun, or firearm silencer may be possessed, manufactured, transported, repaired or sold as a curio, ornament, or keepsake, unless such person is an importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector licensed by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the Gun Control Act of 1968, U.S.C., Title 18, or unless such firearm is an antique firearm as defined in subsection 3 of section 571.080, or unless such firearm has been designated a collectors item by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the U.S.C., Title 26, Section 5845(a)].

I see no real changes for unlicensed civilians. Silencer possession still seems to be limited to dealers, military, police, commercial and business transactions, industrial and commercial enterprises, museums and dramatic performances. All the bill did was add more words saying they had to be registered for all of the people who already were allowed to own them.

What has changed? Nothing that I can see. Please show me that I am wrong.

Ranb

Edited to add; I was wrong. The bill uses bolding and brackets to indicate what was changed. It seems that the OP was correct.