Use or possession of a metal-penetrating bullet during the commission of a crime
If someone uses or has a special bullet called a 'metal-penetrating bullet' while committing a crime, that is a serious felony. A metal-penetrating bullet is a handgun bullet with an extra-hard core that keeps it from flattening out when it hits something. Regular bullets made with lead centers and copper or brass coatings do not count as metal-penetrating bullets under this law.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
571.150. Use or possession of a during the of a crime — definition — . — 1. As used in this section, the term "metal-penetrating bullet" means handgun bullet or of 9 mm, .25, .32, .38, .357, .41, .44, or .451 or other caliber which is comprised of a equal to the minimum of the maximum attainable hardness by solid which purposely reduces the normal expansion or of the bullet's or projectile's shape upon impact. Metal-penetrating bullet does not include any bullet or projectile composed of copper or brass jacket with lead or lead alloy cores or any bullet or projectile composed of lead or lead alloys.
2. Any person who uses or possesses a metal-penetrating bullet during the commission of a crime is guilty of a .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1986 S.B. 450 § 3) Effective 3-17-86
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