Mo. lawmakers pass bill lowering concealed gun age

Missouri residents old enough to legally drink alcohol also could get permits to carry concealed guns under legislation given final approval Friday in the last hour of Missouri's annual legislative session.

The legislation would repeal the current minimum age of 23 that was set when lawmakers overrode a veto by then-Gov. Bob Holden to enact a concealed-carry law in 2003. Instead, it would allow people to get conceal-carry permits beginning at age 21.

The House passed the bill 125-25 on Friday, following a 27-6 vote Wednesday by the Senate. The bill now goes to Gov. Jay Nixon.

Nixon spokesman Scott Holste declined to say whether the governor supports lowering the age to obtain concealed gun permits, saying only that the bill will receive a thorough review.



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