Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.080 (2026)

Transfer of concealable firearms

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  571.080.  Transfer of concealable firearms. — A person commits the crime of transfer of a concealable firearm if such person violates 18 U.S.C. Section 922(b) or 18 U.S.C. Section 922(x).

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(L. 1981 H.B. 296 subsecs. 1, 2, 3, A.L. 1998 S.B. 496, A.L. 2007 S.B. 62 & 41)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2021 · leading case: In the Interest of: J.L.H. Juv. Officer v. J.L.H., 488 S.W.3d 689 (Mo. Ct. App. 2016).
In the Interest of: J.L.H. Juv. Officer v. J.L.H., 488 S.W.3d 689 (Mo. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 10× ““violated Section 571.080 RSMo by knowingly possessing, in Jackson County, Missouri, a concealable handgun, a Smith and Wesson [sic] Glock Pistol and by possessing, in Jackson County, Missouri, ammunition that is suitable for use only i n a handgun, approximately 6 live rounds…”
State Ex Rel. Green v. Moore, 131 S.W.3d 803 (Mo. 2004). · cites it 2× “And, although section 571.080 was later amended in 1998, it continues to govern the transfer of concealable firearms without a permit.”
State v. Lutjen, 661 S.W.2d 845 (Mo. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “At the trial, husband Karbinas testified that he owned two shotguns and three rifles and that those weapons were stolen from his home on September 10, 1982. He testified that the weapons were unloaded and that there was ammunition, but kept separately.”
State v. Brotherton, 797 S.W.2d 813 (Mo. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 4× “1986 (repealed 1989), and misdemeanor possession of a concealable firearm without a valid permit, § 571.080 RSMo. 1986. 1 He was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment on the felony count and one year in the Madison County jail and a $1,000 fine on the misdemeanor count.”
State v. Wallace, 825 S.W.2d 626 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “, Title 18, or unless such firearm is an “antique firearm” as defined in subsection 3 of section 571.080, or unless such firearm has been designated a “collectors item” by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the U.”
State v. Schamma, 659 S.W.2d 589 (Mo. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “1978; under Count III of transferring a eoncealable firearm without a permit, § 571.080, RSMo. Supp.1983; and under Counts IV, V and VI of promoting pornography in the first degree, § 573.”
State v. Yates, 982 S.W.2d 767 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “Yates and Danny Jackson were both convicted of the transfer of a conceala *769 ble firearm without a permit, § 571.080, RSMo 1994, and Yates was also convicted of the unlawful use of a weapon, § 571.”
State v. Reid, 173 S.W.3d 658 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “015, RSMo 2000, unlawful use of a weapon, section 571.080, RSMo Cum.Supp.2004, and resisting arrest by fleeing, section 575.”
State v. Barnes, 377 S.W.3d 614 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “The defendant, Dewayne Barnes, appeals the judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of unlawful use of a weapon, Section 571.080 RSMo 2000; and possession of a defaced firearm, Section 571.”
State v. Davis, 304 S.W.3d 199 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009). “160, RSMo 2000, unlawful use of a weapon, § 571.080, and resisting arrest, § 575.150, following a jury trial in the Jackson County Circuit Court.”
Nemeth v. Nemeth, 765 S.W.2d 384 (Mo. Ct. App. 1989). “Similarly, we do not at this time and on this record consider the question of whether the provisions of § 571.080, defining as a crime the transfer of a concealable firearm without a permit, and § 571.”
Tanner Hirschfeld v. ATF (4th Cir. 2021). “422 (1), (3); Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.080 ; Neb. Rev. Stat.”
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