EXEMPTION FROM UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPONS FOR FIRE CHIEFS - Section 571.030.2(12)

Under this act, chiefs of paid fire departments or districts are exempt from a crime establishing otherwise unlawful uses of weapons when such uses are associated with the chiefs' duties if the chiefs have the written approval of the governing body of the fire department or district and a valid concealed carry endorsement.

FIREARMS IN STATE EMPLOYEE VEHICLES - Section 571.030.6

Under this act, the state may not prohibit a state employee from having a firearm in his or her vehicle on state property as long as the vehicle is locked, the firearm is not visible, and the employee is conducting activities within the scope of his or her employment.

This provision is identical to SB 372 (2013).

GUN BUY-BACK PROGRAMS - Section 571.067

This act prohibits a county, municipality, or other governmental body, or agent of one of the above, from participating in a program in which individuals are given a thing of value in exchange for surrendering a firearm unless the county, municipality or governmental body adopts an ordinance providing that any firearm received will be offered for sale or trade to a licensed firearms dealer.

The proceeds from the sale must be deposited with the county, municipality, or governmental body unless the proceeds are collected by a sheriff, in which case they must be deposited in the County Sheriff's Revolving Fund.

If the firearm is not sold or traded after being offered to at least two licensed firearms dealers, then the county, municipality, or governmental body may destroy the firearm.

This provision is identical to SB 352 (2013) and a provision of the truly agreed to and finally passed SCS/HCS/HB 436 (2013).

DECLARATIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - SECTION 1

This act declares that the General Assembly strongly promotes responsible gun ownership and condemns unlawful transfers of firearms and the use of a firearm in criminal or unlawful activity.

This provision is similar to a provision of SCS/HCS/HB 436 (2013).

MEGHAN LUECKE