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Also new here and living in Missouri. Thought I would post first time. My wife and I are taking our CCW next weekend along with a friend. Very interested in OC as I think it is the right thing to do. In 35 years of living in this state I have never seen a citizen carry openly. I am not concerned about rural areas (i intend to OC this weekend at a shoot / picnic with many friends in a rural area). I can however, see it beingproblematic in a town like Springfield (Pop.- 165k or so),hope I'm wrong.
Recently I was in a Springfield Wal-Mart buying some 9 for my wife and I's matching S&W M&P9c's.After making the purchase I stopped at my bank (inside Wal-Mart) to make a deposit and accidently hit the bag against the teller counter causing it to break and spilling cartridges all over the "bank" floor. The female cashier directly behind me literally gasped. She looked like she was going to have a coronary. The female bank teller, on the other hand, was very friendly and asked a lot of questions about what would be a good gun to buy.
Stilltimid about OCingin town especially w/ Missouri's oddball law. Does anyone know what happens to SB217 / SB457 (open carry clarification) now that the legislative session has ended?