Little slow today so I took another shot at hotshots, will keep informed:
Hello Matt,
I am writing you to clarify a couple of points.
Your interpretation of Missouri weapons law are not accurate.
RSMO 311.089 would define the St Louis Sunday liquor by the drink standards of a minimum food sales of 40% which is loosely interpreted as “if they are open on Sunday, they are likely not in the 51/49% category. RSMO 571.107 addresses the 51/49% category and reads as number (7) and is further clarified within:
2. Carrying of a concealed firearm in a location specified in subdivisions (1) to (17) of subsection 1 of this section by any individual who holds a concealed carry endorsement issued pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121 shall not be a criminal act but may subject the person to denial to the premises or removal from the premises. If such person refuses to leave the premises and a peace officer is summoned, such person may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars for the first offense. If a second citation for a similar violation occurs within a six-month period, such person shall be fined an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars and his or her endorsement to carry concealed firearms shall be suspended for a period of one year. If a third citation for a similar violation is issued within one year of the first citation, such person shall be fined an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars and shall have his or her concealed carry endorsement revoked and such person shall not be eligible for a concealed carry endorsement for a period of three years. Upon conviction of charges arising from a citation issued pursuant to this subsection, the court shall notify the sheriff of the county which issued the certificate of qualification for a concealed carry endorsement and the department of revenue. The sheriff shall suspend or revoke the certificate of qualification for a concealed carry endorsement and the department of revenue shall issue a notice of such suspension or revocation of the concealed carry endorsement and take action to remove the concealed carry endorsement from the individual's driving record. The director of revenue shall notify the licensee that he or she must apply for a new license pursuant to chapter 302 which does not contain such endorsement. A concealed carry endorsement suspension pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121 shall be reinstated at the time of the renewal of his or her driver's license. The notice issued by the department of revenue shall be mailed to the last known address shown on the individual's driving record. The notice is deemed received three days after mailing.
As you can see in the bold print, it is defined clearly that it is NOT prohibited, however denial and removal are remedies at the request of the proprietor and should one refuse and the police are summoned a citation may be issued.
I send you this regarding your choice in the matter. You are certainly welcome to CHOOSE to restrict, you however under no circumstances are REQUIRED to do so to be in compliance. We have a great deal of respect for our rights as well as others and will conform to your decisions as such.
I am sorry if I misrepresented the timing of the sign for the Dorsett road location, I should have noted that we just took notice of it a day before I sent the note. You do not have the location I frequented posted and the difference is the primary reason for the contact, we do not want to enter the other location with our firearms if it is your desire that we not do so. We are also clarifying that we consider our wallets an extension of our holsters and if the holster is emptied by request, the wallet will not empty either.
We have placed your facilities on the “do not patronize” list at this time and would very much like to remove it as your establishments are well known to have a positive atmosphere, reasonably priced food and beverages. All of the firearm carry laws that apply are covered under RSMO 571 and can be found at
http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c571.htm for your own review should you choose to investigate and explore your error.
Thank you for responding and please feel free to grant me the privilege of sending the request for removal from the list, we would be happy to celebrate positive educational efforts at your establishments and it might have the impact needed to conduct our meetings at one of them monthly.
Thanks again for polite consideration,
Rich
From: Matt Volmert
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