Carry Area Restrictions

  • Any Place Prohibited By Federal Law
  • Public Buses – Concealed Carry – Felony under MO law (ccw permit or not)  (See 577.703.4 RSMo)
  • MetroLink – Open or Concealed Carry – Misdemeanor under MO law  (See 70.441.1.(2) and 70.441.3.(11) RSMo)
  • Locations Where CCW Permit Not Authorized (See 571.107 RSMo)
    • With a CCW Permit – Not a criminal act under MO law, but can be denied access, asked to leave, or removed from property (See 571.107.2 RSMo)
    • Without a CCW Permit – Class B misdemeanor under MO law, except for posted private property in which case it is not a crime and is treated the same as with a ccw permit (See 571.030.8(2) RSMo)
    1. Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol office or station without the consent of the chief law enforcement officer in charge of that office or station
    2. Within twenty-five feet of any polling place on any election day
    3. The facility of any adult or juvenile detention or correctional institution, prison or jail
    4. Any courthouse or building used by a court
    5. Any government meeting including state legislature
    6. Government owned buildings except public housing
    7. Bars (except owners), without the consent of the owner or manager
    8. Any area of an airport to which access is controlled by the inspection of persons and property
    9. Any place where the carrying of a firearm is prohibited by federal law (crimes fall under federal law)
    10. Any school (including colleges) without the consent of the governing body of the higher education institution or a school official or the district school board
    11. Any child care facility without the consent of the manager
    12. Any casino without the consent of the owner or manager pursuant to rules promulgated by the gaming commission
    13. Any gated area of an amusement park
    14. Any church or other place of religious worship without the consent of the minister or person or persons representing the religious organization that exercises control over the place of religious worship
    15. Any private property conspicuously posted off-limits to concealed firearms with 11×14-inch sign with one-inch letters
    16. Any sports arena or stadium with a seating capacity of five thousand or more
    17. Any hospital accessible by the public