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MO HB373
Bill
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Joe McGaugh
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AI Summary
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Automatically restores firearm rights to convicted felons upon discharge from confinement, probation, or parole, whichever occurs later
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Excludes from automatic restoration: registered sex offenders, those convicted of offenses under section 566.147, and those convicted of designated "violent felonies"
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Defines 97 specific violent felonies that disqualify automatic restoration, including murder, assault, domestic assault, kidnapping, rape, robbery, arson, and burglary
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Allows violent felony offenders to petition circuit court for firearm rights restoration if they show good cause, have been discharged 3+ years, and have no subsequent felony convictions
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Restores voting rights and eligibility to hold public office for those who regain firearm rights under this section, if previously disqualified for suffrage-related felonies
Legislative Description
Allows certain persons who have lost the right to possess firearms to have their rights restored under certain circumstances
Last Action
Referred: Civil and Criminal Proceedings(H)
4/1/2015