JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon isn’t saying yet whether he’ll veto a sweeping expansion of gun rights passed by lawmakers. Nixon said Friday that he will give the measure a comprehensive review. Nixon’s comments came after lawmakers passed the bill on the last day of the 2016 session. The measure would…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Democrats are advancing plans preventing people with mental illnesses from legally owning firearms. The plans target state gun owner’s identification cards, which allow people to possess firearms. The bills are up for consideration this month by the House and Senate chambers. One plan would temporarily suspend gun permits of people…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A House committee has passed a bill that would allow concealed guns on college campuses. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the House Emerging Issues Committee passed the bill with an 8-3 vote Wednesday, winning unanimous support from Republicans. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Jered Taylor, would repeal…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois legislators from both parties are continuing to fine-tune the state’s concealed carry law nearly three years after it was passed. The State Journal-Register reports that legislators have proposed including public transportation, interstate highway rest areas, public parks and athletic facilities as areas in which permit holders are allowed to carry…
(KTRS) – For the time being, guns are still prohibited at the St. Louis Zoo. The Post-Dispatch reports that a judge filed an order on Friday that bans an Ohio man, and anyone who knows him, from bringing weapons into the zoo. In June, a judge issued a temporary ban when a gun rights activist…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court says a recent amendment to the state constitution doesn’t mean some felons now can carry guns. The Tuesday ruling by the Supreme Court applies to a 2014 amendment making the right to bear arms “unalienable.” The amendment specified that lawmakers can limit the rights of “violent”…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposal to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers appears to have little chance in Missouri. More than a dozen states have strengthened laws over the past two years on gun ownership for convicted domestic abusers, a rare area of consensus in the national gun debate. St.…
Obama is expected to sign off on a package of proposals aimed at curbing gun violence and cracking down on unregulated gun sales
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri lawmaker is proposing a bill that would let people buy guns one day a year without paying taxes on them. Republican Representative Jered Taylor of Nixa says Missouri residents want to protect their families but might not be able to afford guns if they have to pay taxes…