Brooks v. State

STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR., Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis declaring the recently enacted Concealed-Carry Act, sections 50.535, 571.030 and 571.094, RSMo, unconstitutional. Because this case involves the validity of a state statute, this Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 3.1

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On September 11, 2003, a super-majority of the Missouri General Assembly overrode a gubernatorial veto to pass House Bills 349, 120, 136, and 328 — the Concealed-Carry Act — which repealed section 571.030, RSMo, and enacted three new…