Dear Second Amendment Supporter,

Welcome to the 2018 Missouri Firearms Coalition Pre-Primary Survey Results page.

We surveyed every candidate running for the Missouri House and Senate in the 2018 election cycle, and asked them all the 9 questions listed below.

Each candidate was clearly informed that a failure to return the 2018 Missouri Firearms Coalition survey or refusal to answer particular questions would be graded as an anti-gun position.

Gun owners are situated to make a huge impact by making knowledgeable choices in the primary process.

To find out what district you live in, please click HERE.

Knowing which district you live in will enable you to scroll through the results below to find out where you candidates stand on our Second Amendment.

1. Gun free zones, falsely sold as a way to stop violent crime, have been shown to do the exact opposite. Virtually every large-scale shooting in the past few years have taken place in one of these so-called “Gun Free Zones,” often with tragic results. We’ve seen this time and time again in places like the Parkland, FL high school, the Sutherland, TX church last year, the Las Vegas, NV concert, the Orlando, FL nightclub, and dozens more! Missouri code is full of areas where law abiding citizens are not allowed to carry defensive firearms – leaving them vulnerable to the whims of an armed madman. Over the last two sessions, legislation has been introduced to overturn these deadly ‘Gun Free Zones.’ But while the bill has passed numerous committees, it has not received a floor vote.

If elected, will you SUPPORT legislation that repeals some of these so called “Gun Free Zones,” in areas where the state legislature has control, knowing that they only benefit armed madmen who are looking to rack up a body count? 

________Sponsor          _________Cosponsor           ______ No

2. During the 2016 legislative session, Missouri enacted Constitutional Carry legislation which merely allows law abiding citizens to carry a defensive firearm without having to add their name to a government database or pay hefty fees. In doing so, Missouri joined another dozen states that have also become Constitutional Carry states. However, during the 2018 session Rep. Peter Meredith introduced H.B. 1733 to repeal Constitutional Carry. In addition, Bloomberg funded groups have also worked to repeal this legislation. The bill died, but is likely to be reintroduced in the future.

If elected, would you OPPOSE any legislation that would repeal Missouri’s hard-won Constitutional Carry law?

_____Yes                    ______ No

3. During the 2016 legislative session, Missouri also enacted Stand-Your-Ground law, which allows innocent citizens to defend themselves from violent criminals without having to retreat first. Absent this legislation, gun owners could be arrested and prosecuted for not retreating an arbitrary number of steps before defending themselves or their loved ones. However, during the 2018 session, Rep. Peter Meredith introduced H.B. 1733 which would have repealed this crucial legislation. The bill died, but is likely to be reintroduced in the future.

If elected, would you OPPOSE any legislation that would repeal Missouri’s Stand-Your-Ground law?

       _____Yes                    ______ No

4. Anti-gun organizations, often funded with out-of-state resources from Michael Bloomberg, have been clamoring for legislation to end all private party firearms transfers in Missouri unless they submit to a federal NCIC check, thereby adding themselves and the firearm to a federal list. As we’ve seen, this legislation does little to stop crime but creates statewide databases of gun owners – which the Missouri state government has leaked multiple times.

If elected, would you OPPOSE “Universal Gun Registration” legislation that would ban all private party sales and makes criminals out of Missouri gun owners who want to pass on family firearms to their children and grandchildren – and create a database of gun owners at the same time?

Yes_____                    No______

5. Legislation was introduced in recent years that would enact a mandatory 3-day waiting period before law abiding citizens would be able to exercise their 2^nd Amendment freedoms and purchase a firearm for self-defense. This, despite the fact that the madmen in some of the worst mass shootings in America, like the one at Virginia Tech or the nightclub in Florida, purchased their guns AFTER submitting to these waiting periods. Of course, these waiting periods do nothing to stop violent crime and only leave law abiding citizens vulnerable during times where they need a firearm the most – such as the riots in Ferguson, MO that rocked our state in 2014.

If elected, would you OPPOSE any legislation that would place unconstitutional waiting periods limiting when a law-abiding citizen in Missouri could purchase a firearm for self-defense?

Yes_____                    No______

6. In the wake of the Parkland, FL shooting, anti-gun lawmakers, the media, and Bloomberg funded activists have been screaming for a complete ban of the AR-15 (and their standard 30-round magazine) and hundreds of related firearms all because of a variety of cosmetic features. Legislation has been introduced to ban these firearms in Washington, D.C., and lawmakers here in Missouri have worked to introduce similar legislation. This, despite the fact that all semi-automatic firearms function essentially the same way.

If elected, would you OPPOSE legislation banning the manufacture, sale or possession of semi-automatic firearms and/or large-capacity magazines, recognizing that these restrictions do nothing to stop crime but only serve to harass gun owners?

Yes _____                 No _____

7. Mental health has become a back door for gun control by expanding the criteria for voluntary and involuntary mental health commitments, adding more and more people to the NCIC ‘prohibited persons’ list often without due process and full adjudication by a court of law. Once a person’s name is placed on this list, it is virtually impossible to have it removed. In most cases this legislation, commonly referred to as ‘Red Flag Orders,’ would allow someone who has never even been convicted of a crime to have their gun rights arbitrarily taken away!

If elected, would you OPPOSE ‘Red Flag Orders’ and similar legislation that would deny law abiding Missourians their gun rights without due process through a court of law and without ever having been convicted in a court of law?

Yes_____                    No______

8. Various state legislatures have already passed legislation that would ban all gun rights from American citizens between the ages of 18-20. In addition, many lawmakers at the state and federal level are publicly calling for this legislation to be enacted at the state level nationwide!  This, despite the fact that these are law abiding citizens that can serve in the military, pay taxes, get married, have careers and enjoy every other aspect of being a legal adult.

If elected, would you OPPOSE legislation that would leave American citizens between the ages of 18-20 defenseless and unable to buy a firearm for self-defense? 

 Yes _____                 No _____

<h3>The Results Received back from Primary Candidates</h3>
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