{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.031","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.031","heading":"Blair's Law — unlawful discharge of a firearm, offense of — penalties.","body":"1. This section shall be known and may be cited as \"Blair's Law\".\n2. A person commits the offense of unlawful discharge of a firearm if he or she recklessly discharges a firearm within or into the limits of any municipality.\n3. This section shall not apply if the firearm is discharged:\n(1) As allowed by a defense of justification under chapter 563;\n(2) On a shooting range that is:\n(a) Indoor;\n(b) Owned or operated by the state or any political subdivision;\n(c) A commercial shooting range, including any range used by paying members; and\n(d) Supervised by any person eighteen years of age or older;\n(3) To lawfully take wildlife during an open season established by the department of conservation. Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent a municipality from adopting an ordinance restricting the discharge of a firearm within one-quarter mile of an occupied structure;\n(4) For the control of nuisance wildlife as permitted by the department of conservation or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;\n(5) By special permit of the chief of police of the municipality;\n(6) As required by an animal control officer in the performance of his or her duties;\n(7) Using blanks;\n(8) More than one mile from any occupied structure;\n(9) In self-defense or defense of another person against an imminent or ongoing animal attack unless the self-defense or defense of another person is a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation to protect oneself or the other person from such animal attack and such person shall not have a duty to retreat;\n(10) In defense of a domestic animal against an imminent or ongoing animal attack, unless the defense of the domestic animal is a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation to protect a domestic animal from attack; or\n(11) By law enforcement personnel, as defined in section 590.1040, or a member of the United States Armed Forces if acting in an official capacity.\n4. A person who commits the offense of unlawful discharge of a firearm shall be guilty of:\n(1) For a first offense, a class A misdemeanor;\n(2) For a second offense, a class E felony; and\n(3) For a third or subsequent offense, a class D felony.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 571 - Weapons Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.031","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"ee86712bdec85b54390f09496740175256a912a7f3e385d3b6c3272073d9715e","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.030","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-571.037"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}