{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-1.440","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.440","heading":"Protection of citizens against infringement against right to keep and bear arms.","body":"It shall be the duty of the courts and law enforcement agencies of this state to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms within the borders of this state and to protect these rights from the infringements defined under section 1.420.","path":["Title I - LAWS AND STATUTES","Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=1.440","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"bf9e04230f0e3d823d3ba7b12426e4de9ee033870a82f2a43f3496464bcdd95b","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-1.430","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-1.450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}