Community Corner
Missouri House Passes Bill For Guns In Churches, Public Transit
Currently, people need permission from religious leaders to bring firearms into places of religious worship in Missouri.
April 21, 2021
Missouri's Republican-led House on Monday passed a bill that would allow guns in churches and on public transportation.House lawmakers voted 109-36 in favor of the proposal, which now goes to the GOP-led Senate for consideration. Currently, people need permission from religious leaders to bring firearms into places of religious worship in Missouri. The pending bill would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring guns into churches, synagogues and mosques, and onto public transportation. Missouri doesn’t require a concealed carry permit for gun ownership, but having a permit allows gun owners to bring their weapons into some otherwise restricted areas in the state. Maharat Rori Picker Neiss, the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis, said the measure would take away religious leaders' freedom to decide whether to allow weapons in places of worship.
