AFTER THAT ARMED CITIZEN STOPPED THE SHOOTER IN INDIANA...WE DECIDED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT CONCEALED CARRY LAWS IN MISSOURI. ABC 17'S CHRIS BRYANT JOINS US NOW FROM THE NEWSROOM. CHRIS, IN MISSOURI YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A PERMIT IF YOU WANT TO CONCEAL CARRY. LUCAS, THAT IS CORRECT - WHEN IT COMES TO CONCEAL CARRY, I LIKE SOME MISSOURIANS THOUGHT YOU NEEDED A PERMIT TO CARRY CONCEALED IN THE STATE, HOWEVER, ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 19 WHO CAN LEGALLY OWN A GUN CAN MAKE THE DECISION TO OPEN CARRY, CONCEAL CARRY WITHOUT A PERMIT, OR IF THEY CHOSE GO AHEAD AND GET A CONCEAL AND CARRY PERMIT. SOT - "MISSOURI IS A PERMIT- LESS CARRY STATE. BUT WE STILL HAVE THE OPTION TO GET A PERMIT IF WE WANT ONE. WHICH I STRONGL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO, IT GAINS US RECIPROCITY WITH OTHER STATES." THAT IS KEY WHEN IT COMES TO CONCEAL CARRY PERMITS IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP. YOU CAN SEE MISSOURI HERE IN GREEN. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE STATES THAT BORDER MISSOURI, THE CONCEAL CARRY PERMIT ISSUED BY MISSOURI IS RECOGNIZED IN KANSAS, ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE, AND IOWA AS SHOWN IN THE DARK BLUE COLORS. NEBRASKA WILL ACCEPT A PERSON WITH A CONCEAL CARRY PERMIT ONLY IF THE PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 21. AND ILLINOIS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE A CONCEAL CARRY PERMIT FROM A MISSOURI RESIDENT. SOT - (LEER) "WE DO CAUTION PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAVELING WITH FIREARMS, WHO PLAN TO CONCEAL CARRY IN ANOTHER STATE TO KNOW THOSE LAWS." SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MISSOURI RESIDENT TO GET A CONCEAL CARRY PERMIT? MUST BE AT LEAST 19 YEARS OF AGE, BE A RESIDENT OF MISSOURI, A MEMBER OF OR THE SPOUSE OF AN ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEMBER. IN ADDITION TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS, A PERSON CAN NOT BE FOUND TO BE MENTALLY INCOMPETENT AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION OR FOR FIVE YEARS PRIOR. ACCORDING TO BRIAN LEER WITH THE BOONE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS THAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM GETTING A PERMIT AS WELL. SOT - (LEER) MISSOURI HAS STATUE THAT PROHIBITS CERTAIN OFFENDERS FROM EVEN BEING ABLE TO OWN A GUN. SO YOU FELONY DOMESTIC ASSAULT CASES" LARRY WAYLAND AT MODERN ARMS SAYS HE RECOMMENDS TO HIS CUSTOMERS TAKING A CONCEAL CARRY CLASS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE LAWS IN MISSOURI. SOT - "GETTING THAT INFORMATION ON THE STATE STATUE IN THAT STRUCTURED CLASS THAT IS REQUIRED TO GET A PERMIT YOU ARE GOING TO GAIN A LOT OF INFORMATION." WITH OPTION FOR PEOPLE IN MISSOURI WHO CHOOSE TO PURCHASE AND CARRY A GUN, WAYLAND SAYS THAT THE WAY YOU STORE AND CARRY YOUR WEAPON IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS OWNING THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. SOT - "THAT HANDGUN WITHOUT A GOOD HOLSTER. IS SOMEWHAT OF A LIMITED TOOL. HAVING A GOOD WEAPONS PLATFORM SYSTEM TO CONCEAL CARRY COMFORTABLY AND TO CARRY IT IN A MANOR THAT IS NOT OFFENSIVE TO PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT SEE IT THE SAME WAY AS YOU DO." LEER AND WAYLAND BOTH TELL ME THAT WHILE THERE ARE NO LAWS THAT REQUIRE A GUN BE IN A HOLSTER WITH YOU CARRY A GUN, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS USE PROPER GUN SAFETY AN TO TAKE A GUN SAFETY CLASS IF YOU OWN OR PLAN TO OWN A GUN. I THE NEWSROOM CHRIS BRYANT ABC17 NEWS WE HAVE A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE ABOUT THE CONCEALED CARRY LAWS FOR THOSE TRAVELING TO OTHER S
