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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri bill requires retailers to verify ammunition purchasers' age using photo ID
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Ian Mackey
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What This Bill Would Do
Retailers in Missouri are prohibited from completing ammunition sales without verifying the purchaser's legal age through a photographic identification containing a date of birth.
Ammunition sellers face new legal compliance mandates requiring physical identification checks for all buyers at the point of sale.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Retailers
Retailers must check photographic identification for all ammunition purchasers before completing sales.
Ammunition purchasers
Purchasers must present photographic identification showing their date of birth to buy ammunition.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 4, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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