Gun law is contrary to Missouri constitution, judge says

[SaintLouisBlues]

Missouri's law allowing qualified residents to carry concealed firearms, scheduled to take effect Saturday, is on hold as a result of a St. Louis judge's ruling Friday

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Ohmer based his ruling on the state constitutional provision that says the right to bear arms does not justify the right to carry concealed weapons. The 1945 state constitution makes the issue even more clear than the state's 1875 constitution, the judge said.

Ohmer said the plain meaning of the constitutional provision could be understood by a 10-year-old.

Dale A. Schmid, president of the Second Amendment Coalition of Missouri, said he was confident that the Missouri Supreme Court will uphold the concealed-carry law. Schmid, of Manchester, said proponents of the new law have studied the issue and concluded "that we're on pretty strong constitutional ground.

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