Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Cape Girardeau County. Cape Girardeau is a Mississippi River city in southeast Missouri, home to Southeast Missouri State University and a regional medical center. Murals painted on the downtown floodwall tell the river's history.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Missouri law allows.
Missouri has no permit to purchase, no registration and no waiting period. At the dealer you show ID, complete ATF Form 4473 and pass a NICS check. Federal law sets 21 as the minimum age to buy a handgun from a dealer, and that applies to used and trade-in pistols too. State law preempts local purchase rules. Once the check clears, the dealer can release the pistol the same day.
Dealers in these communities all work for Cape Girardeau-area buyers:
Since January 1, 2017, Missouri residents 19 and older, or 18 and older in the military, who may lawfully possess a firearm can carry concealed without a permit. The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff still issues the concealed carry permit, which requires a firearms safety course of at least eight hours with live fire. The permit is honored in more states and opens some places that are closed to permitless carriers. Schools, courthouses and posted private property can still bar firearms.
The Missouri Department of Conservation set the 2026-27 deer seasons with archery from September 15 to November 13 and November 25 to January 15. The firearms season has an early antlerless portion October 9 to 11 in open counties, youth portions October 24 to 25 and November 27 to 29, the November portion from November 14 to 24, a late antlerless portion December 5 to 13 and an alternative methods portion December 26 to January 5. Check MDC rules for handguns and county permits.
The 2026 November firearms deer portion runs November 14 to 24. Apple Creek Conservation Area north of town has an MDC range, and the Mississippi River bottoms draw duck and goose hunters.
Trail of Tears State Park sits on the bluffs north of town, and the Bill Emerson bridge carries traffic across the river into Illinois.
These public ranges are run or listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest. Some need a hunting license, a range permit or a day-use fee, and hours change with the season, so check with the managing agency before you drive out.
Source: State wildlife agency and national forest public range listings, October 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Jackson, Scott City, Gordonville, Cape Girardeau or anywhere in Cape Girardeau County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
Yes, if you are 19 or older, or 18 in the military, and may lawfully possess a firearm. The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff issues the optional permit.
November 14 to 24, 2026. Antlerless and youth portions fall on other dates.
No. Once the NICS check clears, the dealer can hand over the pistol.
A stainless S&W third-generation pistol or a polymer Glock handles damp air well if you clean and oil it after trips. Check the state's rules for carrying on boats and at public ramps.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of October 2026. See our buying guide and check with Cape Girardeau County Sheriff or a local attorney about your own situation.