Missouri law does not:

• Prohibit individuals convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors from purchasing or possessing firearms or ammunition, unlike federal law ;
• Prohibit individuals subject to domestic violence protective orders from possessing firearms or ammunition, unlike federal law ;
• Require courts to notify people when they become prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under state or federal law due to domestic violence;
• Require the surrender of firearms or ammunition by people who have become prohibited from possessing them under state or federal law due to domestic violence; or
• Explicitly authorize or require the removal of firearms or ammunition at the scene of a domestic violence incident.¹

Note that federal law prohibits people from possessing guns who have been convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors or are subject to protective orders.

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1. For prohibitions on obtaining a concealed carry endorsement due to a domestic violence order of protection, see the Concealed Weapons Permitting in Missouri page.[↩]