Controversial Missouri Senate Bill 666 dies in committee

Lawmakers voted down a controversial bill that would have vastly expanded Missouri's stand your ground law today at the capitol. Senate Bill 666 died in committee in a 4-3 vote.
The proposal aimed to broaden the state's self-defense laws.
It would have given shooters the benefit of the doubt that they acted in self-defense.
The bill would require police to find probable cause that the shooter acted unlawfully before arresting them. Activists and professional groups, including the fraternal order of police decried the bill, with one prosecutor dubbing it the "Make Murder Legal Act."
In a statement, Moms Demand Action hailed the bill's defeat, writing, "Our state already has some of the weakest gun laws and highest rates of gun violence in the nation. We don’t need a law that expands the right to seek out dangerous situations, shoot first, ask questions later, then claim self-defense."