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Missouri's went into effect on Jan 1 and hasn't caused any problems. This Texas version seems more watered down. The Missouri version 18 and older can carry a concealed firearm without a permit anywhere in Missouri. However carrying into a prohibited location such as a college or stadium will get you arrested versus having a permit where you will just get a citation for the offense instead. Missouri permit less concealed carry does not cover open carry as a few towns have ordinances against open carry that are overrode if you have a ccw permit. Overall it's a good start since most people only carry concealed anyway so eliminating the permit requirement is a good thing. The only real advantage of having a ccw permit in MO is for the gun free school zones but I've never heard anyone arrested on that federal law before.

It moved quick in Missouri. It was introduced in 2015 but only made it out of the first committee in April when it was way too late and the speaker at that time, the sexting pervert RINO didn't care to get it moving. Now Missouri has a very pro gun southerner as speaker of the house and got the bill moving along on the house floor and this year it passed.

Next year they got huge super majorities again with a Republican governor so hopefully gun free zones such as colleges are removed AND add open carry pre-emption to state law. Currently local towns in Missouri can only regulate discharging of firearms and OPEN carry but with a ccw permit you can open carry in those towns. That needs to change so you don't need a permit to open carry just like you don't need a permit to conceal it.