Keith B wrote: I think Nixon will do a partial veto of the bill. ... I don't think they would have passed if it had been by itself on a bill. .
Is that possible in Missouri? To my knowledge, most (all?) places the governor gets to sign, veto, or allow silently to pass, and if it hits his desk he has to do one of the three for the whole bill. Combining stuff he likes with stuff he doesn't like is traditionally one of the powers/strategies of a legislature, and "line-item" vetoes have not faired well in legislatures or courts. Is Missouri different in that regard?
Keith B wrote: Interestingly, while the bills allows concealed carry without a permit, there are some real major penalty differences if you do or don't have a permit. Without a permit, if you carry into a prohibited location, you can be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor or Class D felony, depending on the location. If you have a permit, then carrying into a prohibited location carries no criminal penalties at all, unless you refuse to leave, then you can be issued a ticket for $100 for the first offense.
There's also the legal problem of the Gun-Free School Zones Act. The only exception for carrying a loaded handgun in the 1000' zone around a school is a license or permit issued by the state. If you map out all the school zones, this limits state-level "constitutional carry", especially in cities and suburbs. As a practical point, of course people are seldom prosecuted for this by the feds unless they have brought attention to themselves otherwise, but as a legal matter it greatly restricts constitutional carry areas.