gun laws

Nixon weighs gun legislation

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:30:13 +0000

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is deciding whether to sign recently passed legislation that would bolster gun rights.

The legislature approved measures that would tackle federal gun laws, allow certain trained school personnel to carry a concealed weapon and change the process for issuing concealed gun permits.

Nixon has until mid-July to sign the bills, veto them or allow them to take effect without his signature.

Packing and parking: Bill would allow guns in parked cars on business property

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:18:47 +0000

Floor debate on House Bill 372

The Missouri House has passed yet another bill that expands the rights of gun owners, less than 24 hours after passing legislation aimed at blocking the federal government from enforcing federal gun laws in the Show-Me State.

House Bill 372 would bar business owners from prohibiting anyone from legally possessing a firear

No CCW, but the feds can still get your MO hunting permit records

Alexandra Olgin — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:14:30 +0000

This week we decided to look further into the state statutes that determine what personal information is public and shareable, and what information isn’t.

In the ongoing saga over the state providing federal investigators with a list of 163,000 concealed carry permit holders in the state, the fallout continues. Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer of Columbia says Missouri’s Division of Motor Vehicles will remain unfunded in proposals for next year’s state budget unless the Nixon Administration cooperates with his committee’s investigation into the matter. The Director of the Department of Revenue resigned just over a week ago amid the controversy over the closed records.

Mo. House Bill Makes Proposing Gun Control Legislation A Felony Offense

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:36:03 +0000

Updated at 2:00 p.m. with quotes from State Reps. Mike Leara (R) and Stacey Newman (D).

Lawmakers proposing gun control legislation could end up in prison under a bill introduced by a Missouri House Republican.

Rep. Mike Leara, of St.

Is Missouri on board with Obama's new gun proposals?

Scott Pham — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:00:20 +0000

Gun control is going to be at the top of President Obama’s agenda this year, and Missouri’s US Senators are divided on what to do about it.

Live Blog: NRA News Conference

Mark Memmott — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:10:00 +0000

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Editorial: Politics, not massacres, drives gun sales

Scott Pham — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:52:03 +0000

After the mass shootings in Auoroa, Colo., last summer, the media were flush with articles noting huge runs on guns and spikes in the numbers of background checks associated with firearm purchases.

Funerals Begin In Newtown, Investigation Continues

Mark Memmott — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:26:00 +0000
Six-year-olds Jack Pinto and Noah Pozner — two of the 20 first-graders killed Friday when a gunman stormed Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

Police: Answers In Connecticut School Shooting Could Take Weeks

Scott Neuman — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:21:00 +0000
Police on Sunday said 20-year-old Adam Lanza was armed with a high-powered rifle, two handguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition when he forcibly entered a Newtown, Conn., elementary school and proceeded to gun down 20 young students and six faculty members.
The latest information on the tragedy, the worst violence at an elementary school in U.S. history, came ahead of President Obama's arrival in the town where Friday's mass shooting took place. The president met with families of the victims and planned to attend an evening vigil, where he will speak.
Connecticut State Police Lt. J.

Will Newtown Killings Shift Public's Attitude On Guns?

Mark Memmott — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:11:00 +0000
The tragedy in Newtown, Conn., will surely spur pollsters to ask Americans again about guns, gun ownership, gun laws and the Second Amendment.
If recent experience is a good guide, public opinion may not shift too much.
Pew Research Center writes that:
"Recent mass shootings have had little impact on the public's attitudes toward gun control.