HB 460 Merideth, Peter
HB 460 -- SECOND AMENDMENT PRESERVATION ACT
SPONSOR: Merideth
The Second Amendment Preservation Act (Sections 1.410-1.485, RSMo) provides that no entity or person, including any public officer or employee of this state or any political subdivision of this state, shall have the authority to enforce or attempt to enforce any law, order, or rule that infringes on the right to keep and bear arms as described in the Act.
The Act also provides that any political subdivision or law enforcement agency that employs a law enforcement officer who knowingly acts to violate the provisions of the Act shall be liable to the injured party and subject to a civil penalty of $50,000 per occurrence. Further, any political subdivision or law enforcement agency that knowingly employs or hires an individual who previously acted to enforce or attempted to enforce, or gave material aid and support to another who enforces or attempted to enforce, any infringement identified under the Act, shall be subject to a civil penalty of $50,000 per employee hired.
This bill repeals these provisions relating to enforcement and liability (Sections 1.450; Section 1.460; and Section 1.470).