Jefferson City, Mo – The day after Missourians celebrated Independence Day Gov. Jay Nixon signed House Bill 533 earlier this morning, expanding gun rights in the state of Missouri and vetoed House Bill 436, which would've violated several provisions of the U.S. Constitution and criminalized Missourians’ exercise of their constitutionally-protected right of free speech.
House Bill 533 allows a state employee to keep a firearm in his or her vehicle while on property owned or leased by the state, allows a fire chief to carry a concealed firearm, and expresses the General Assembly’s support of responsible gun ownership.