Gun control

Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act, passed in 2021 and signed by then-Gov. Mike Parson at a Kansas City gun shop, was criticized by local governments, local police and others. The U.S. Justice Department said the law would cause harm to law enforcement and public safety.

The Jackson County Legislature passed the ordinance last year after the shootings at the Super Bowl rally that killed one and injured 22 people. Attorney General Andrew Bailey says it's unconstitutional; Legislator Manny Abarca says Bailey protects guns over people.

David Tyson Smith is unopposed in his bid to continue as representative in House District 46.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed the lawsuit challenging the law arguing it has undermined federal drug and weapons investigations.

The Supreme Court has upheld a federal gun control law that’s intended to protect domestic violence victims.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down a rule enacted following a 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that defined a semiautomatic rifle equipped with a bump stock attachment as a machine gun, which is generally prohibited under federal law.

A Missouri Senate committee is advancing Blair’s Law, which could increase penalties for celebratory gunfire in the state.

The bill would allow school districts to expand the number of people who can become school protection officers and thus carry guns on school grounds.

The Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action is hosting an online event next month that recognizes the "role of survivors in our work to end gun violence," and you're invited! Guests: CATEY TERRY and KRISTIN BOWEN January 24, 2023

Columnist, environmentalist, and outspoken member of the mid-Missouri community, KEN MIDKIFF, has a few thoughts on the current state of gun control in the U.S. "Where's the common sense?" December 14, 2022